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Zoe Backstedt: साइक्लिंग में सफलता के लिए जन्मी

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Zoe Backstedt, 21, won time trial silver at cycling's Road World Championships in Montreal. "I'm happy, but I came for gold," she said. "To be 21, my first elite, still eligible for under-23s, second is incredible." The Welsh talent comes from a cycling family: father Magnus won Paris-Roubaix, mother Megan was British champion, sister Elynor is a pro. "For a long time I hated cycling," Zoe told the BBC. "It clicked when I was 10 or 11." In September, she declined to defend her U23 title and finished second to Marlen Reusser, 35, who retained her elite crown. "I'm over the moon," Backstedt said. On 26 September, she leads Great Britain in the road race with Lauren Dixon. "It's going to be a hard course," she said. "We'll make it a really hard race." She plans to race all disciplines: time trial, road, cyclocross. "I love racing," she said. "I can't choose one." Backstedt will likely keep winning medals.