World cycling championships, junior time trial: British double with Tarling and Backstedt

Domination of Great Britain in the two junior time trials, men and women, on the third day of the World Cycling Championships taking place in Wollongong, 80 km south of Sydney, Australia. Welshmen Joshua Tarling, 18, who has already been signed by the Ineos-Grenadiers team, and Zoe Backstedt, 17, dominated the two time trials. Both are the strongest in the category: Tarling was silver time trial at the 2021 Junior World Cup and Backstedt was world champion in the line in 2021 and silver in the time trial. The girl is the daughter of Magnus Backstedt, winner of the Paris-Roubaix 2004, and younger sister of the professional Elynor (20 years old), who rides with Elisa Balsamo in the Trek-Segafredo: Zoe is also world champion in cyclocross and in the American on the track . The Azzurri are far away: Nicola Milesi 13th at 1’57 “, Renato Favero 25th at 2’53”, Alice Toniolli 15a at 2’21 “and 24a Federica Venturelli at 2’59”, who paid for the crash in training .

Juniors men 1. Joshua Tarling (GB) les 28.8 km in 34’59 “, average 49.389 km / h; 2. Hamish McKenzie (Aus) at 19 ”; 3. Emil Herzog (Ger) at 33 ”. 13. Nicola Milesi at 1’57 ”; 25. Renato Favero at 2’53 “.

Juniors women 1. Zoe Backstedt (GB) 14.1 km in 18’26 “, average 45.863 km / h; 2. Justyna Czapla (Ger) at 1’35 “; 3. Febe Jooris (Bel) at 1’48 “; 15. Alice Toniolli at 2’21 ”; 24. Federica Venturelli at 2’59 “.