Zoe Backstedt will make her debut in the Tour de France Femmes, following her recent success at the British National Road Championships where she secured two titles.

Backstedt comes from a strong cycling family. Her father, Magnus, competed in the Tour de France seven times between 1998 and 2008, winning a stage on his debut. Her older sister, Elynor, is also a professional cyclist with UAE Team ADQ, and their mother, Meg, was a British road race champion.

"It really runs in the family to be a cyclist," Backstedt commented. She added that while other sports were an option, "everything just led towards cycling and, in the end, I'm so happy that I pursued it."