FILE PHOTO: British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead-Deignan talks with her husband Sky rider Philip Deignan before the start of the 7th stage of Paris Nice cycling race, in Nice, France March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
HARROGATE, England (Reuters) - British cyclist Lizzie Deignan hopes local knowledge will help her resist a formidable Dutch threat on Saturday and reclaim the world road title a year after becoming a mum.
Yorkshire native Deignan used to cycle to school along the route chosen for the UCI Road World Championships women's race and her pursuit of a second world gold will see her speed past her parents' Otley home and the church in which she was married.
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