Elynor Megan Bäckstedt-Calvert [2](born 6 December 2001) is a Welsh professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[3] At the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England, she won the bronze medal in the women's junior time trial event, repeating her achievement from the previous World Championships.[4][5]
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Full name | Elynor Megan Bäckstedt-Calvert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pontypridd, Wales | 6 December 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | Storey Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020– | Trek–Segafredo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Born in Pontypridd, Bäckstedt trains in the Pontyclun and Cardiff area.[6] Her parents Magnus Bäckstedt[7] and Megan Hughes were both professional cyclists, and she is the elder sister of Zoë Bäckstedt.[8]
Major results
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2019
- UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele Juniors
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
- UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 2nd Overall Healthy Ageing Tour Juniors
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 2022
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
Personal life
On 23 July 2021, Bäckstedt announced her engagement to Charley Calvert, a fellow British professional cyclist.[9]
References
External links
- Elynor Bäckstedt at UCI
- Elynor Bäckstedt at Cycling Archives
- Elynor Bäckstedt at ProCyclingStats
- Elynor Bäckstedt at Cycling Quotient
- Elynor Bäckstedt at CycleBase
- Elynor Bäckstedt at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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