{"id":110747,"date":"2025-09-22T17:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/zoe-backstedt-wins-gold-in-u23-womens-time-trial"},"modified":"2025-09-22T19:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:22:35","slug":"zoe-backstedt-wins-gold-in-u23-womens-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/zoe-backstedt-wins-gold-in-u23-womens-time-trial","title":{"rendered":"Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt Wins Gold in U23 Women&#8217;s Time Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Zoe Ba\u0308ckstedt of Great Britain claimed gold in the Under-23 women\u2019s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, delivering a dominant performance on the 22.6km course from at Kigali Convention Centre (KCC).<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old Briton overtook Luxembourg\u2019s Nina Berton Schreiber, who had started three minutes ahead of her, to seal her first U23 world title on Monday, September 22, with a time of 30 minutes and 56 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Ba\u0308ckstedt finished one minute and 51 seconds ahead of Slovakian Victoria Chladonova, who took silver, while Italy\u2019s Federica Venturelli completed the podium with a bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s Claudette Nyirarukundo was the first rider to start the time trial. She initially set the benchmark with a time of 37:14.33, which was soon surpassed by Anastasiya Samsonova. Samsonova went on to finish 20th overall with a time of 35:28.39, while Nyirarukundo ultimately ranked 31st.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandan debutant Martha Ntakirutimana placed 27th, finishing five minutes and 31 seconds behind Ba\u0308ckstedt.<\/p>\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #td_uid_1_69f18785d8067  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/sm_1758556141.339567-80x60.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #td_uid_1_69f18785d8067  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/sm_1758556170.023836-80x60.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #td_uid_1_69f18785d8067  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {\r\n                        background: 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