said<\/a>. \u201cBut in the end I know that this is the right place for me at this stage of my career.\u201d<\/p>\nHer current home, she says, works. \u201cThe team is professional but also feels like a second family, which suits my personality and gives me the space to be myself,\u201d she said. \u201cOf course, it\u2019s the people who make the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e4ckstedt said she took her time with the decision, weighing what she needs at this stage of her career.
Since joining her current team, having ridden earlier with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB in 2023, B\u00e4ckstedt has steadily grown into one of the peloton\u2019s most versatile riders.<\/p>\n
Her 2025 season, in particular, was solid. On Belgian roads, she dominated the Baloise Belgium Tour, taking three stages and the overall title, results that underlined her strength against the clock and her ability to handle varied terrain.<\/p>\n
This year, she\u2019s already been knocking on the door in the Classics, with top results at Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix. Not headline wins\u2026yet, but close enough to suggest something bigger isn\u2019t far off. Just wait.<\/p>\n
And she\u2019s not limiting herself to the road. Over the winter, B\u00e4ckstedt lined up in ten cyclocross races, finishing seventh at the world championships in Hulst.<\/p>\n
Even though her last name is famous as a result of her dad, she\u2019s making it even more well-known with her performances. And there\u2019s probably much, much more to come.<\/p>\n
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