• World champion not expecting to win race starting in hometown of Otley
• Armitstead has won four of her seven races this seasonFor Lizzie Armitstead this has been a heady spring,resplendent (brilliantly glowing) in the world champions rainbow stripes and notching up a hit-rate of victories that is astonishing, taken as a proportion of races started. The Yorkshirewoman has ridden seven races this season and won four, or culminating in a tight victory in one of her major career targets,the Tour of Flanders, in early April. Related: Shane Sutton row puts highlight on sexism in cycling Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com