Zoe Bäckstedt

ZOE
ABOUT ME
I was born into a family of cycling pedigree - my dad, Magnus won the Paris-Roubaix in 2004, in addition to stage wins in both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, and Mum competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games. No surprise that my sister and I took to the pedals, with Elynor currently riding in the professional peloton for Lidl-Trek.
Since I got into cycling, I have tried all disciplines, spreading my skills on the track, road and in the mud for cyclocross.
Success on the road has been very exciting, winning the Junior World Champs Road Race and ITT in Wollongong in 2022. It was an honour to wear the rainbow colours, which inspired me every time I went out on my bike. I have now moved into the Women’s WorldTour peloton which is amazing, and I’m stoked to be building my experience amongst the best in the world. I had my first WorldTour win during the Simac Tour in September 2024 which was a huge moment.
I was also thrilled to take home the ITT National title, so will be honoured to wear the red and blue stripes throughout this season.
In cyclocross, I am the current U23 World Champion (winning in both 2024 & 2025) and I can't get enough of this discipline over the winter. I have had a great UCI World Cup season with Canyon/Sram zondacrypto. The more mud, the happier I am!
I’m looking forward to all the racing ahead and enjoying success doing what I love.

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“Coming into this one, I had the fire for it, and I'm really happy to come out on top.”
(U23 World Champion, 2.2.25)
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