Zoe Bäckstedt heads to Opening Weekend after U23 Cyclocross Worlds silver

HOOGERHEIDE NETHERLANDS FEBRUARY 05 Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain competes during the 74th World Championships CycloCross 2023 Womens U23 CXWorldCup Hoogerheide2023 on February 05 2023 in Hoogerheide Netherlands Photo by David StockmanGetty Images
Zoe Bäckstedt (Great Britain) on the way to a silver medal at the U23 women's race at the 2023 Cyclocross Worlds (Image credit: David Stockman/Getty Images)

On the back of winning U23 silver at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships teenager Zoe Bäckstedt is set to make her pro Classics debut at Opening Weekend later this month.

The 18-year-old won the junior road race and time trial titles at the Worlds last September which was followed by her first senior cyclocross campaign.