Zoe Backstedt races first Paris-Roubaix with father's race-winning pedals

Zoe and Magnus Bäckstedt embracing at the finish of Paris-Roubaix 2023
Zoe and Magnus Bäckstedt embracing at the finish of Paris-Roubaix 2023 (Image credit: Future/ Peter Stuart)

Reigning Junior World champion Zoe Bäckstedt rode her first Paris-Roubaix on Saturday, helping teammate Alison Jackson to take victory at the third edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift.

Bäckstedt raced using her father's Speedplay pedals, used in his victory in the 2004 edition of the men’s race – when the pedals were modified by hand ahead of the race to reduce the potential of mud clogging, and would later be turned into a production run of Speedplay Zero Pavé pedals. 

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Peter Stuart has been the editor of Cyclingnews since March 2022, overseeing editorial output across all of Cyclingnews' digital touchpoints.

Before joining Cyclingnews, Peter was the digital editor of Rouleur magazine. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. Peter has a background as an international rower, representing Great Britain at Under-23 level and at the Junior Rowing World Championships.