Zoe Backstedt to make Tour de France Femmes debut


Backstedt is not to be the first member of her family to ride a Tour de France.

Father Magnus rode cycling’s most prestigious Grand Tour seven times between 1998 and 2008 – winning a stage on his own Le Tour debut.

Her old sister Elynor is also a professional rider with UAE Team ADQ, while her mum Meg was a British road race champion.

“It really runs in the family to be a cyclist,” said Backstedt.

“We always had the choice to go into different sports but everything just led towards cycling and, in the end, I’m so happy that I pursued it.”



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