The Lidl-Trek rider suffered a serious fall in March during the Women’s Tour of Flanders competition.
“I’ve been told to push through certain levels of pain, particularly because of the injury I’ve had,” Deignan stated.
The 35-year-old took a break from riding in 2022 after the birth of her second child, but she resumed last year.
She continued, saying, “I have to force myself to straighten my arm more than I want to in order to regain full mobility. Finding a good pain threshold is proving to be difficult for me.
“I’m now learning what my threshold for shattered bone discomfort is. I have never done that previously.”
“I know I can win again,” Deignan said upon his return.
After giving birth to her daughter Orla in 2018, Deignan hopes to regain the form that let her win some of the biggest races in the sport, such as the inaugural Paris Roubaix Femmes in 2021 and La Course by Tour de France.
