Megan Hughes (married name Megan Bäckstedt, born 5 January 1977) is a

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retired track and road racing cyclist. Hughes won the 1998 British National Road Race and represented Wales at the

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, competing in the road race and points race where she finished fifth.

Personal life

Megan was educated at

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. She married the

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professional rider,

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, they live in

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near

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. Despite gaining a place on British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan in 2001, she retired from competitive cycling due to the difficulties involved in living and training in

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after her marriage. Her daughters Elynor and Zoë also are racing cyclists.

Palmarès

;1995 :2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships :3rd Sprint, World Juniors Track Cycling Championships ;1996 :1st Stage 6, Tour du Finistère,

:2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships ;1998 :1st British National Road Race Champs :5th Points race,

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;1999 :1st Welsh National Road Race Championships

References

1977 births Living people Welsh female cyclists Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Place of birth missing (living people) British cycling road race champions {{Wales-cycling-bio-stub