Zoe Jane Bäckstedt (born 24 September 2004) is a Welsh professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

riding for

UCI Women's World Tour The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling tour. , the tour includes 27 events in Europe, Asia and Oceania – with one-day races such as Strade Bianche Donne and Paris–Roubaix Femmes, stage races such as Wo ...

Team , competing across road, cyclo-cross and track racing disciplines. At the

2021 UCI Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium. The region w ...

, Bäckstedt won the gold medal in the junior women's road race, and silver in the junior women's time trial. A year later, she upgraded junior time-trial silver to gold, winning the event by over a minute and a half before successfully defending her road race title with a dominant solo victory, and her third road world championship at junior level. At the

2022 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2022 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held between the 28th and 30th of January 2022 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. It was the second time for the cyclo-cross world championships to held outside of Europe, the first instan ...

, Bäckstedt won a second world junior title, this time in the

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

discipline. In 2025 she won her first 'senior' World Championship at the 2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the mixed team relay for Great Britain; while technically still an under-23 rider, she took the elite rider spot in the relay, allowing Cat Ferguson to take the under-23 leg. This completed a hat-trick of world titles across three different disciplines, having won the Madison at the 2022 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. Bäckstedt is a three time European junior champion on the track and a junior and under-23 European cyclo-cross champion. In 2022, at the age of 17, Bäckstedt signed with

Team In 2024, Bäckstedt won first place in the U23 Women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Bäckstedt's mother, Megan Hughes, and father,

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, are both former professional cyclists, and her sister Elynor also rides professionally.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2020–2021 : 1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup ::1st

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

;2021–2022 (3 pro wins) : 1st UCI World Junior Championships : 1st UEC European Junior Championships :

Ethias Cross The Exact Cross is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, formerly known as the Ethias Cross and the Brico Cross, consisting of 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of five season-long competitions, alongside t ...

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Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...

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Meulebeke Meulebeke (; ) is a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Meulebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Meulebeke had a total population of 10,9 ...

: Stockholm Weekend ::1st Täby Park ::1st Stockholm : 2nd Overall UCI Junior World Cup ::1st

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Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

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Dendermonde Dendermonde (; , ) is a city in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders in Belgium. The Municipalities of Belgium, municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, M ...

: Junior Superprestige ::1st Gieten : Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy ::1st

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

: 3rd Gullegem ;2022–2023 (1) : 1st

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

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UCI World Under-23 Championships :

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

::2nd Nommay II :

UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale: * UCI Road World Cup The UCI Road World Cup was a season-long Road bicycle racing, road cycling competition held from 1989 until 2004 ...

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Gavere Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km2. Sports The ...

::4th Besançon : 5th UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2023–2024 (3) : 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships : 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships : 1st Gullegem : 1st Indianapolis I : 1st Indianapolis II : 2nd

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::3rd Dublin ::3rd

Zonhoven Zonhoven (; ) is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. It’s an urbanized municipality, in the edge area of Hasselt. The ...

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Hoogerheide Hoogerheide is a village in the municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name "Hoogerheide" means "High Heath" in English. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel cyclo-cross race is held annually in Hoogerheide. The village was firs ...

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Woerden Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...

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UCI World Championships The UCI World Championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winn ...

::1st Under-23 ::1st Team relay :

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Maasmechelen Maasmechelen (; ) is a municipality located on the Meuse in the Belgian province of Limburg. It comprises the former municipalities of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem. As a result ...

::3rd Dublin ::4th Besançon ::5th

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: Superprestige ::2nd Gullegem

Road

;2021 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd Silver medal uci

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

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, National Junior Championships : 5th Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge ::1st Youth classification ::1st Stage 2 ( ITT) ;2022 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Jersey rainbow chrono

: National Junior Championships ::1st Road race ::1st

: 1st Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele Juniors ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 ( ITT) & 3 : 1st Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 ( ITT) & 3 : 1st Overall U6 Cycle Tour ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1 ( ITT), 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (ITT) ;2023 : 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships : 5th Overall Simac Ladies Tour ::1st Young rider classification ;2024 (1 pro win) : 2nd

Antwerp Port Epic Antwerp Port Epic is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was created in 2018 and is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste ...

: 3rd Overall Simac Ladies Tour ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 ( ITT)

Track

;2021 : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Millie Couzens) ::1st Team pursuit : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Millie Couzens) ;2022 : 1st Madison, UCI World Junior Championships (with Grace Lister)

Mountain bike

;2021 : 3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships

References

External links

Athlete profile of Zoe Bäckstedt
on Redbull.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Backstedt, Zoe 2004 births Living people Welsh female cyclists British female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Welsh people of Swedish descent Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from Rhondda Cynon Taf