
Zoe Bäckstedt has said her helmet saved her life after a training crash left her with a fractured hand and wrist.
The under-23 cyclo-cross world champion will delay her move to riding CX due to the injuries; the Welshwoman was likely to begin her season off-road mid-November with a round of the X2O Trofee or Superprestige competitions, but will now have to wait.