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Backstedt sprints to Tour de Suisse Femmes stage win
Key takeaways
- Zoe Backstedt turned professional in 2022
- Britain's Zoe Backstedt won stage three of the Tour de Suisse Femmes on Friday, producing a commanding finish to a bunch sprint in Bad Ragaz.
- The 21-year-old Welshwoman took full advantage of a perfect lead-out from her team to power clear in the final 300m, at the end of a largely flat stage which saw a breakaway reeled in with 19km to go.
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Zoe Backstedt turned professional in 2022
Britain's Zoe Backstedt won stage three of the Tour de Suisse Femmes on Friday, producing a commanding finish to a bunch sprint in Bad Ragaz.
The 21-year-old Welshwoman took full advantage of a perfect lead-out from her team to power clear in the final 300m, at the end of a largely flat stage which saw a breakaway reeled in with 19km to go.
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