Zoe Backstedt

"My whole team did an amazing job today and truly I couldn't have done it without them."

"Tomorrow will be super brutal with the heat."

"It was a super fun ride, really fast, difficult in places, and it was nice to go down classic Welsh country roads."

"I'm really proud of how I've done, it wasn't easy, but I'm really happy to be able to come away with the National Champion jersey once again."

"It would be incredible. It's giving me goosebumps already to think about it."

"It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected it to be."

"I mean, honestly, it was a blessing in disguise that the weather was a little bit cooler."

"I think once we finally get full coverage of the race, then we're going to be unstoppable, 100%."

"It was maybe not the result I wanted or hoped for."

"In the first half, when I heard the first time check, I was thinking 'OK, maybe it's possible'."

"I have to say I'm happy but at the same time of course I also came here for a gold medal."

"To be still 21, my first elite and still eligible for the under-23s, to be second is really incredible and I've had a smile on my face since the second I crossed the line, it's been a really cool day."

"It's brutal climbing here, but I really like it."

"You need a lot of faith in your team to be present at the front."