Zoe Backstedt Sets Sights on Tour de France Femmes After Double British Titles

Zoe Backstedt captured both the road race and time trial crowns at the British Road Championships, marking a double triumph that fuels her ambitions on the world stage. She has ramped up her training regimen ahead of a debut at the August Tour de France Femmes, focusing on climbing endurance and high‑intensity intervals to tackle the race’s mountainous terrain.

British Cycling officials are backing her effort, seeing her participation as a potential catalyst for a new era in women’s cycling in the UK.