Welsh cycling star Zoe Bäckstedt backed to follow in decorated Lloyds Tour of Britain footsteps

Deignan expects 21-year-old Bäckstedt to compete to become the second home winner of the British round of the UCI Women’s WorldTour

The BMX rider, who won silver at the World Championships in July, was in attendance for stage two of the women’s edition, where the Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival was also taking place

Some of the world's best riders are ready to take on Welsh roads as the Tour of Britain Women comes to Wales for two days.

The Strathaven star has proven phenomenal form on the road so far this season, having claimed a double as she became the 2026 National Road Series and Rapha Super-League champion

Women’s peloton returns after death of Finlay Tarling, who died during the Volta a Portugal last week The 2026 Tour of Britain Women starts in Cumbria on Wednesday under a cloud after the death of the Welsh rider Finlay Tarling in the Volta a Portugal last Friday. Tarling was in a collision with a non-race vehicle duri