"Often people say, 'Retire on the top.' But I have no ego or necessity to retire at the top. I'm really happy to go full circle and be somebody that helps other people win bike races again," said Deignan, who revealed that she had initially intended to retire at the end of 2024.
"The reason I initially wanted to retire was because I no longer have the motivation for my own results. They spoke to me and offered me a contract in the vein of being a road captain and somebody that can mentor the younger riders coming through. That kind of sparked a bit of motivation in me and I thought, yeah, actually that's something that I am really motivated by. I really enjoy bringing out the best in the people around me. I still love cycling."
Deignan has secured 43 professional road victories during her career which spanned 19 seasons since beginning in 2007 with Global Racing Team. She won the elite women's world title at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond in 2015, a Commonwealth title in 2014, and multiple national champion titles.
On the Women's WorldTour, Deignan is the only rider to have won all three Monuments offered to the women's peloton securing victories at Tour of Flanders in 2016, Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2020 and the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes in 2021.
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