Elynor Bäckstedt

Elynor Bäckstedt
Bäckstedt in 2019
Personal information
Full nameElynor Megan Bäckstedt-Calvert
Born (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001 (age 23)
Pontypridd, Wales
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019Storey Racing
Professional team
2020–Trek–Segafredo[1]
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Innsbruck Junior time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yorkshire Junior time trial
Women's track cycling
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Frankfurt (Oder) Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Frankfurt (Oder) Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Aigle Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Frankfurt (Oder) Team Pursuit

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]

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 Individual pursuit
1st Madison (with Sophie Lewis)
2nd Team pursuit
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 Individual pursuit
2nd Madison (with Sophie Lewis)
3rd Team pursuit
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
2024
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

  1. ^ "Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Elynor Backstedt-Calvert – Team Wales".
  3. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Elynor Backstedt overcomes early wobble to take UCI Road World Championships junior bronze". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Elynor Backstedt: 'On a course like this you never know what can happen – I almost didn't make it round'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Elynor Backstedt". bespoke M. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ "This family have competed in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Tour de France and the youngest is only 12 years old". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ Simon MacMichael (31 March 2019). "Backstedt sisters both win at Gent-Wevelgem as Zoe wins under-17 race and Elynor clinches under-19 title". road.cc. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Future Mrs. Calvert". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.