GB's Backstedt wins world time-trial silver

BBC News Sunday 20 September 2026, 16:06 UTC 1 min read

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Britain's Zoe Backstedt, 21, wins silver in the women's time trial behind Switzerland's Marlen Reusser at the UCI World Road Championships in Montreal.

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