Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) became the first woman to win the GP de Plouay-Lorient Agglomeration Trophee WNT in Plouay, France, on Tuesday, when she became the fastest rider in a rain-soaked sprint contest between two She became the first female rider to win the event three times, winning the sprint race between the two riders as fast as they could in the rain. Degnan entered the race as the favorite to win, but after a series of setbacks and crashes within the team, she said the win was a morale booster. [We've had a difficult season for everyone and a lot of bad luck in the last few races," she said. It was clear that we were the strongest team in every race, and in the end luck was on our side," he said in a post-race interview.

Trek-Segafredo had a strong showing at the Women's Tour Down Under in Australia, where Ruth Winder took the overall win, and continued in the top 10 until the opening weekend in Belgium in early March.

Trek-Segafredo's Elisa Longo Borghini had two podium finishes and a fourth-place finish in Italy's Strade Bianche, finishing fifth behind road racing world champion Annemiek van Fruten (Mitchelton Scott).

Deignan also put in a strong performance supporting his teammates, but was unable to finish in the Clasica Femenina Navarra and the Giro delle Miglia. He also suffered a fall and bruises at Strade Bianche, but finished 37th. In addition, on the eve of this Italian event, the team had six bikes stolen.

Degnan's victory in the Plouy GP means that the wheels of fortune are turning for Trek-Segafredo as the French block of races begins on Saturday, following at La Course in Le Tour de France. [Trek-Segafredo director Ina Tutenberg said, "This is great. We had a plan that had to be readjusted because of the way the race unfolded. The girls worked hard to control the race."

Organizers made significant changes to the circuit compared to previous years. The peloton followed the 44 km opening circuit with a 13 km loop of four laps around the quaint village of Pruay. The short circuit included three climbs, the last just 2 km from the finish line.

With 32 km to go, Degnan bridged to an attack by compatriot Lizzie Banks (Equipe Paulka). The two were in front of a chase group that included Van Vleuten and Dignan's teammate Longo Borghini. Deignan sprinted in front of Banks, and the two finished more than a minute ahead of the chase group sprint, which was won by Ciara Consonni (Valcar Travel & Service).

"We had a lot of people and we were able to take advantage of that early on. I was able to attack from behind the other racers and find space. I knew the other racers were backing me up behind them, so I just put my head down and tried to be the first to reach the finish line. [19] [20] "Ploué is a really good race and I always do well here. Thanks to the rain, I don't have to sweat in the heat anymore! I'm really, really happy and I appreciate the effort of the whole team."

Teutenberg praised the team's performance that led to Dignan's victory and acknowledged the importance of boosting overall team morale for the next block of races, where Dignan will focus on the Giro Rosa and Tour de Flanders.

"It was great to see Lizzie ride to the finish with Lizzie Banks and take the win. I'm really happy with the win because we've had some bad luck in the last two races with crashes."