British champion Lizzie Deignan wins GP de Plouay in France
By Press Association
Last Updated: 26/08/17 5:36pm
Britain's Lizzie Deignan produced a storming finish to secure victory in the GP de Plouay one-day race in France on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Boels-Dolmans rider came out on top in a two-rider sprint ahead of France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Canyon-Sram).
Australian Sarah Roy (Orica-Scott) led the peloton over the line to take third place.
The race consists of four laps of a 26.9km circuit with two main climbs.
Ferrand-Prevot and Deignan had a 20-second advantage into the finishing straight and the Yorkshirewoman was too strong for her rival.
Deignan, nee Armitstead, won the race in 2015 ahead of her victory in the Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.
The London 2012 Olympic silver medallist will also be targeting success in the Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway next month.
