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Backstedt storms to junior women’s time trial title at road world championships

20-Sep-2022 09:02:53 | The Guardian

• British rider, 17, takes victory in Australia by over a minute
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Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt has blown away the field to take victory in the junior women’s time trial at the road world championships in Wollongong, Australia.

The 17-year-old clocked 18min 26.78sec over the 14.1km course in New South Wales, some 95km (60 miles) south of Sydney, to finish 1min 35.58sec ahead of Germany’s Justyna Czapla, who was followed by Febe Jooris of Belgium.