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.
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Notable Quotes
"It would be incredible. It's giving me goosebumps already to think about it."
— Zoe Backstedt , Athlete
"It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected it to be."
— Zoe Backstedt , Athlete
"I mean, honestly, it was a blessing in disguise that the weather was a little bit cooler."
— Zoe Backstedt , Athlete
Key People
Elynor Backstedt is a competitive cyclist and sister of Zoe Backstedt.
Magnus Backstedt is a former professional cyclist who rode in the Tour de France seven times.
Welsh professional cyclist who won stage three of the Tour de Suisse Femmes.
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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.
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