The Making of a Cycling Great: Zoe Backstedt's Unstoppable Rise As the Road World Championships concluded in Montreal, British cyclist Zoe Backstedt solidified her position as one of the most promising young talents in the sport.
Her silver medal in the women's time trial was a testament to her remarkable consistency and skill.
Backed by a family of cycling legends – including her father Magnus, who won Paris Roubaix and a Tour de France stage, and her mother Megan, who competed at the highest level for both Great Britain and Wales – Backstedt has leveraged her natural ability to excel across multiple disciplines: cyclo cross, road, and track cycling.