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Simac Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt nets first pro victory in stage 1 time trial

Up-and-coming British racer Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) took a breakthrough first professional victory in stage 1 of the Simac Ladies Tour, a 10.1km time trial starting and finishing in Gennep.

Clocking a time of 12:40, Bäckstedt beat Lieke Nooijen (Visma-Lease a Bike) by seven seconds and multiple former World TT Champion Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) by eight seconds.

“I really surprised myself, I came just to have some fun and see what I could do today, and apparently that was enough to win the stage, so I’m really happy,” Bäckstedt said when her victory was certain.

Describing the out-and-back course, Bäckstedt added that “There were a lot of straights and that was really good for me.”

Looking ahead, she pointed out that “This week is also a good preparation for my cyclo cross season. Hopefully I can do some more good results in the coming week.”

More to come…

SOURCE: CyclingNews   (go to source)
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