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Zoe Bäckstedt defends her British elite women’s time trial title ahead of Anna Morris
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Canyon-SRAM rider wins by 21 seconds in Lampeter as Elynor Bäckstedt races to third place
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Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) successfully defended her British elite women’s time trial title in Lampeter, Wales, on Thursday.
The 21-year-old won her second elite title on the 25.6km course, beating four-time track world champion Anna Morris by 21 seconds. Bäckstedt’s sister, Elynor (UAE Team ADQ), rounded out the podium in third place, finishing 1:05 down.
Last year, Bäckstedt put in a similar ride to win in Aberaeron, triumphing by 20 seconds ahead of Anna Henderson. The Lidl-Trek rider was present again this time around, though she finished her effort in eighth place, 1:54 down on the reigning champion.
“It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected to be,” Bäckstedt said after the race, according to CyclingWeekly. “It was a super nice course, really fast, with country roads basically. Classic Welsh roads, but it was really fun in a way, even though I think everyone suffered through it. Happy that it’s done and over with, and I’m just glad to come home with the jersey.”
The win goes down as the 10th of Bäckstedt’s road career to date, and her third of the 2026 season, following a triumph at the Vuelta Extremadura Feminas time trial and on stage 3 of the recent Tour de Suisse.
The elite women’s race was run shortly after the under-23 men’s time trial, which was won by Bradley Wiggins’ son, Ben (Hagen Bermans-Jayco). The under-23 women’s time trial and elite men’s time trial will follow later in the day.
Imogen Wolff (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Carys Lloyd (Movistar) will take part in the under-23 women’s race, while Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) are among the elite men’s competitors.
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.
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Zoe Bäckstedt defends her British elite women’s time trial title ahead of Anna Morris
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Canyon-SRAM rider wins by 21 seconds in Lampeter as Elynor Bäckstedt races to third place
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Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) successfully defended her British elite women’s time trial title in Lampeter, Wales, on Thursday.
The 21-year-old won her second elite title on the 25.6km course, beating four-time track world champion Anna Morris by 21 seconds. Bäckstedt’s sister, Elynor (UAE Team ADQ), rounded out the podium in third place, finishing 1:05 down.
Last year, Bäckstedt put in a similar ride to win in Aberaeron, triumphing by 20 seconds ahead of Anna Henderson. The Lidl-Trek rider was present again this time around, though she finished her effort in eighth place, 1:54 down on the reigning champion.
“It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected to be,” Bäckstedt said after the race, according to CyclingWeekly. “It was a super nice course, really fast, with country roads basically. Classic Welsh roads, but it was really fun in a way, even though I think everyone suffered through it. Happy that it’s done and over with, and I’m just glad to come home with the jersey.”
The win goes down as the 10th of Bäckstedt’s road career to date, and her third of the 2026 season, following a triumph at the Vuelta Extremadura Feminas time trial and on stage 3 of the recent Tour de Suisse.
The elite women’s race was run shortly after the under-23 men’s time trial, which was won by Bradley Wiggins’ son, Ben (Hagen Bermans-Jayco). The under-23 women’s time trial and elite men’s time trial will follow later in the day.
Imogen Wolff (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Carys Lloyd (Movistar) will take part in the under-23 women’s race, while Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) are among the elite men’s competitors.
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.
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1Ryan Mullen defends Irish elite men’s title in time trial ahead of Peden and Rafferty
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2Derek Gee-West secures third elite men’s time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
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3Lara Gillespie strikes for gold in elite women’s time trial debut at Irish National Time Trial Championship
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4Nadia Gontova claims career-first elite women’s time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
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Zoe Bäckstedt defends her British elite women’s time trial title ahead of Anna Morris
By
Dani Ostanek
published
Canyon-SRAM rider wins by 21 seconds in Lampeter as Elynor Bäckstedt races to third place
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Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) successfully defended her British elite women’s time trial title in Lampeter, Wales, on Thursday.
The 21-year-old won her second elite title on the 25.6km course, beating four-time track world champion Anna Morris by 21 seconds. Bäckstedt’s sister, Elynor (UAE Team ADQ), rounded out the podium in third place, finishing 1:05 down.
Last year, Bäckstedt put in a similar ride to win in Aberaeron, triumphing by 20 seconds ahead of Anna Henderson. The Lidl-Trek rider was present again this time around, though she finished her effort in eighth place, 1:54 down on the reigning champion.
“It was super hard, the heat made it 10 times harder than I think I expected to be,” Bäckstedt said after the race, according to CyclingWeekly. “It was a super nice course, really fast, with country roads basically. Classic Welsh roads, but it was really fun in a way, even though I think everyone suffered through it. Happy that it’s done and over with, and I’m just glad to come home with the jersey.”
The win goes down as the 10th of Bäckstedt’s road career to date, and her third of the 2026 season, following a triumph at the Vuelta Extremadura Feminas time trial and on stage 3 of the recent Tour de Suisse.
The elite women’s race was run shortly after the under-23 men’s time trial, which was won by Bradley Wiggins’ son, Ben (Hagen Bermans-Jayco). The under-23 women’s time trial and elite men’s time trial will follow later in the day.
Imogen Wolff (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Carys Lloyd (Movistar) will take part in the under-23 women’s race, while Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) are among the elite men’s competitors.
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