Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon//SRAM) completed a stunning double in the elite women's road race at the British Road Championships in Aberystwyth on Sunday. After successfully defending her individual time trial title on Thursday, Bäckstedt added the road race to her palmares, her first elite title on the road won on home soil in Wales.
DAS-Hutchinson's Josie Knight finished second, a fantastic reward following a brave solo ride in the breakaway for the track specialist, and last year's champion Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) won the sprint from a reduced bunch to round out the podium.
Knight attacked early in the race, ahead of the finishing circuit in Aberystwyth, and led the race alone for over 90 kilometres, enjoying a gap of around 8 minutes at one point.
A chase group of three riders - Bäckstedt, Matilda McKibben (O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes) and Jo Tindley (Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team) - attempted to make an impact on Knight's advantage and cut it down to four minutes with three laps of the local circuit remaining, when Bäckstedt launched an attack to leave the trio and set off in pursuit of Knight.
Results
Pos | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zoe Backstedt (GBr) Canyon//Sram | 3:30:44 |
2 | Josie Knight (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:01:42 |
3 | Millie Couzens (GBr) Fenix-Premier Tech | 00:02:02 |
4 | Pfeiffer Zara Georgi (GBr) Picnic PostNL | 00:02:02 |
5 | Anna Morris (GBr) | 00:02:02 |
6 | Imogen Wolff (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike | 00:02:02 |
7 | Erin Boothman (GBr) Liv AlUla Jayco | 00:02:02 |
8 | Josie Nelson (GBr) Picnic PostNL | 00:02:03 |
9 | Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek | 00:02:03 |
10 | Noemie Thomson (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:02:03 |
11 | Flora Perkins (GBr) Fenix-Premier Tech | 00:02:07 |
12 | Alice Towers (GBr) EF Education-Oatly | 00:02:29 |
13 | Abigail Miller (GBr) Uae Development Team | 00:04:40 |
14 | Robyn Clay (GBr) Picnic PostNL | 00:04:40 |
15 | Morven Yeoman (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:04:40 |
16 | Claire Steels (GBr) Movistar Team | 00:04:40 |
17 | Becky Storrie (GBr) Picnic PostNL | 00:04:40 |
18 | Lucy Lee (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:05:01 |
19 | Awen Roberts (GBr) Canyon//Sram Generation | 00:06:20 |
20 | Grace Ward (GBr) O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes | 00:06:20 |
21 | Ellie Parry (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:07:50 |
22 | Mari Porton (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | 00:08:06 |
23 | Jo Tindley (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | 00:08:07 |
24 | Matilda Mckibben (GBr) O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes | 00:08:07 |
25 | Amalie Cooper (GBr) Tirol Women Cycling | 00:08:07 |
26 | Katie Scott (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | 00:08:07 |
DNF | April Tacey (GBr) Hitec Products-Fluid Control | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Isabel Sharp (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Millie Thomson (GBr) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amy Henchoz (GBr) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jennifer Powell (GBr) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruby Oakes (GBr) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daisy Taylor (GBr) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anna Flynn (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Madeline Cooper (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Beth Morrow (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Becky Gardiner (GBr) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arabella Blackburn (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georgia Huddleston (GBr) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Xan Crees (GBr) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kim Baptista (GBr) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Phoebe Roche (GBr) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niamh Murphy (GBr) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amelia Cebak (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jenny Holl (GBr) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arianne Holland (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eilidh Shaw (GBr) Uae Development Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruby Blanc (GBr) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Quaye (GBr) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jessica Roberts (GBr) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carys Lloyd (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Isabel Mayes (GBr) O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Madelaine Leech (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Annabel Ramsay (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lydia Louw (GBr) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jihanna Bonilla-Allard (GBr) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kirstie Drakeford (GBr) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sian Botteley (GBr) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francesca Ryde (GBr) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lowri Richards (GBr) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Holly Ramsey (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Libby Bell (GBr) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jessica Morrish (GBr) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erin Avill (GBr) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ailsa Mclagan (GBr) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kayla Dinnin (GBr) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georgia Lancaster (GBr) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alice Colling (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kate Richardson (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lily Martin (GBr) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dannielle Watkinson (GBr) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sophie Holmes (GBr) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucy Neatham (GBr) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sophie Lewis (GBr) Das-Hutchinson | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maddie Heywood (GBr) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hannah Bayes (GBr) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucy Bulkeley (GBr) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carys Blowers (GBr) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grace Lister (GBr) Handsling Alba Development Road Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rebecca Woodvine (GBr) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Megan Lloyd (GBr) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucy Glover (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amy Scott (GBr) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lauren Dickson (GBr) FDJ United-SUEZ | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Anna Boniface (GBr) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rachel Galler (GBr) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Miriam Jessett (GBr) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Connie Hayes (GBr) O'Shea Red Chilli Bikes | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lili-Keau Juntakereket (GBr) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Megan Barker (GBr) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Abi Smith (GBr) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Sophie Wright (GBr) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Elynor Backstedt (GBr) UAE Team ADQ | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ella Maclean-Howell (GBr) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Catrin Ferguson (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Elena Day (GBr) Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
