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Zoe Backstedt
Athlete
Welsh professional cyclist who won stage three of the Tour de Suisse Femmes.
Notable Quotes
"My whole team did an amazing job today and truly I couldn't have done it without them."View Story →
"Tomorrow will be super brutal with the heat."View Story →
"It was a super fun ride, really fast, difficult in places, and it was nice to go down classic Welsh country roads."View Story →
"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."View Story →
"It would be incredible. It's giving me goosebumps already to think about it."View Story →
"It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected it to be."View Story →
"I mean, honestly, it was a blessing in disguise that the weather was a little bit cooler."View Story →
Related Stories
British champ Backstedt eyes Tour de France debut
Zoe Backstedt aims to ride her first Tour de France Femmes in August after an "incredible" double title-winning week at the British Road Championships.
June 29, 2026Backstedt retains British time trial title
Zoe Backstedt retains her British national elite women's time trial title, topping an all-Welsh podium at the 2026 championships in Lampeter.
June 25, 2026Backstedt sprints to Tour de Suisse Femmes stage win
Welsh rider Zoe Backstedt takes her ninth professional road race victory with a dominant finish to a bunch sprint in Bad Ragaz.
June 19, 2026