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Multiple World Champion Backstedt “took the moment” for long-distance triumph

Multiple World Champion Backstedt “took the moment” for long-distance triumph


Attacking downhill with 57 kilometres to go in a 67.2 kilometre event is by no means the usual way to win a road race, but for new junior World Road Race Champion Zoe Backstedt, taking the path less travelled to a gold medal worked to perfection on Saturday.

Already a phenomenally successful World Championships racer in disciplines as varied as cyclo-cross, Madison and road racing, Backstedt’s fifth title in a year and second in this year’s UCI Road World Championships this September came thanks to her daring downhill move on the first descent of the day.

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