Elynor Bäckstedt

Elynor Megan Bäckstedt (born 6 December 2001) is a Welsh professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[2] At the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England, she won the bronze medal in the women's junior time trial event, repeating her achievement from the previous World Championships.[3][4]

Elynor Bäckstedt
Bäckstedt in 2019
Personal information
Full nameElynor Megan Bäckstedt
Born (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001
Pontypridd, Wales
Team information
Current teamTrek–Segafredo
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019Storey Racing
Professional team
2020–Trek–Segafredo[1]

Biography

Born in Pontypridd, Bäckstedt trains in the Pontyclun and Cardiff area.[5] Her parents Magnus Bäckstedt,[6] and Megan Hughes were both professional cyclists, and she is the elder sister of Zoë Bäckstedt.[7]

Major results
2018
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2019
UEC European Junior Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Madison (with Sophie Lewis)
2nd Team pursuit
1st Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele Juniors
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2
1st Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
UCI Junior Track World Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Madison (with Sophie Lewis)
3rd Team pursuit
2nd Overall Healthy Ageing Tour Juniors
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
UCI Junior Road World Championships
3rd Time trial
5th Road race

References
  1. "Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "Elynor Backstedt overcomes early wobble to take UCI Road World Championships junior bronze". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "Elynor Backstedt: 'On a course like this you never know what can happen – I almost didn't make it round'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "Elynor Backstedt". bespoke M. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. "This family have competed in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Tour de France and the youngest is only 12 years old". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. Simon MacMichael (31 March 2019). "Backstedt sisters both win at Gent-Wevelgem as Zoe wins under-17 race and Elynor clinches under-19 title". road.cc. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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