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Zoe Bäckstedt breaks hand and cracks helmet in training crash

“If I hadn’t had it on, maybe I wouldn’t be here today”: Zoe Bäckstedt recalls horror crash which smashed helmet “into so many pieces”

British rider, who suffered a broken hand and wrist in the training crash, says she now wears a helmet "everywhere I go"

Fri, Feb 27, 2026 10:16
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Stage two of the 2025 Tour of Britain Men

British cycling is on the cusp of a new golden era in 2026… But will anyone in the UK care?

A generation of world-class talent is emerging, just in time for the Tour de France’s return to Britain in 2027. But is it in danger of being ignored by the British sporting public?

Wed, Dec 31, 2025 17:55
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Zoe Bäckstedt breaks hand and cracks helmet in training crash

“Wear a helmet, please”: Zoe Bäckstedt says “my helmet saved my life” after suffering hand and wrist fractures in training crash

The reigning U23 cyclocross and time trial champion, who will miss the start of the ‘cross season due to the crash, posted a photo of her scuffed and cracked helmet on Instagram

Sat, Nov 01, 2025 15:17
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Remco Evenepoel passes Tadej Pogačar on his way to winning the 2025 world time trial championships, Kigali, Rwanda

“Hang it in the Louvre”: Remco Evenepoel’s “humiliation” of Tadej Pogačar sends cycling world crazy, but world TT champion admits “it doesn’t matter”; Zoe Bäckstedt wins U23 time trial; Van der Poel’s Lambo; Is Pog “not that good”? + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, the world championships are underway, and Ryan Mallon’s desperately hoping he can get through the first cycling live blog of the week without being caught by a flying Belgian man in a gold helmet

Mon, Sep 22, 2025 09:07
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Corroded handlebar

“The things we’ll do to avoid changing bar tape once a year”: Mechanics horrified (and a little bit impressed) by cyclist whose sweat-corroded handlebar completely snapped mid-ride, but he somehow walked away uninjured + more on the live blog

Another day of all the news, views, reaction and more from the world of cycling this Thursday, Dan Alexander taking you one step closer to the weekend and (hopefully) keeping you entertained

Thu, Jun 26, 2025 08:08
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road.cc Podcast episode 74

“It’s Paris-Roubaix!” Zoe and Magnus Bäckstedt on “blood, mud, and tears”, plus climbing from the lowest to the highest point of each continent (and avoiding arrest) with Oli France on the road.cc Podcast

The most exciting weekend of the cycling year is almost upon us, so we chat all things Roubaix with two of the race’s past and present stars, while an explorer-cum-ultra cyclist discusses his latest record attempt

Thu, Apr 04, 2024 15:58
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Veronica Ewers, stage 5, 2023 Tour de France Femmes (A.S.O./Charly Lopez)

“Just as women’s cycling finally made it, my team failed”: Longstanding Paris-Roubaix winning women’s team set to fold at end of 2023 after losing key sponsors

The demise of EF Education-TIBCO-SVB means the futures of Zoe Bäckstedt and Hell of the North winner Alison Jackson are currently up in the air

Sat, Aug 19, 2023 17:25
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2022, Zoe Backstedt UCI Road World Championships © SWpix.com (t-a Photography Hub Ltd) – 1

Check out Zoe Bäckstedt’s World Championships Cannondale SuperSix Evo

Take a look at the bike that the 18-year-old Welsh rider piloted to victory in Australia

Tue, Sep 27, 2022 20:45
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Zoe Backstedt – World Championships

Zoe Bäckstedt wins junior cyclocross world championships

Seventeen-year-old Brit adds another rainbow jersey to her collection with a dominant display in Fayetteville

Sat, Jan 29, 2022 17:41
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Zoe Backstedt Essen Cyclo-Cross (via Twitter)

Zoe Bäckstedt misses out on British cyclo-cross championships after testing positive for Covid-19

Junior road world champion contracted the virus after an impressive elite podium place on Tuesday, and joins Tom Pidcock on the absentee list for the Crawley event

Sat, Jan 08, 2022 09:23
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