Pre-race favourite Zoe Bäckstedt (Great Britain) put in a storming ride to claim the under-23 time trial title at the Road World Championships, bettering the rest of the field by nearly two minutes to claim her first rainbow jersey since 2022.
Winner of two road race world titles and one time trial title as a junior, plus multiple rainbow jerseys in cyclo-cross and track, Bäckstedt is no stranger to a world title, but she had to wait three years to turn her junior road titles into an under-23 one after missing the last two World Championships.
