Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM Zondacrypto) took a spectacular solo victory in Maldegem on stage 3 of the Baloise Ladies Tour, holding off a charging peloton by only metres from a two-rider attack in the closing kilometres.
Bäckstedt followed a move from Margaux Vigié (Team Visma–Lease a Bike) with only 2.3km to go to the finish of today's two-stage day (with this morning's stage designated 3a on the UCI calendar). She dropped the Team Visma–Lease a Bike rider and was joined by Marie Schreiber (Team SD Worx–Protime) for a final 2km two-up time trial in the shadow of a charging peloton.
