Team Backstedt

Youth and Junior Cycling team

[Alex Barker @_Alex_Barker]

Chuffed to take the win today in the WM series race at @AstonUniversity. A break of 6 riders ensured a fast race round a tight inner city course, and it was all in the sprint for the line. Thanks to @BidfoodCE @BidfoodUK @TeamBackstedt @TeamBroUK

[Alex Barker @_Alex_Barker]

Shunted at an island in the morning and driver didn’t bother to stop. Then 🤬 from a van on my ride home last night. At least I got first in the @wfcrc TT yesterday 😁. Time for a @GoPro I think. @BidfoodCE @BidfoodUK @TeamBackstedt @TeamBroUK

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Josh was in action today at the National Omnium qualifiers in Maindy. The day before he’d set a new 10 mile TT PB of 19:34 so was expecting to have heavy legs on the track. However, a 2nd in the TT was followed... https://t.co/c6YjIWswXl

[British Cycling @BritishCycling]

Runaway wins and sprint finishes capped off three exciting days on the Isle of Man 🙌

Here's who reigned supreme in the #YouthCircuitSeries 👇

https://t.co/KdZ7NPy76Q

[British Cycling @BritishCycling]

There were breaks aplenty on stage three but nobody could stop @LewisAskey from winning the GC 🙌

Victory in the latest leg of the #JuniorRoadSeries saw him maintain his excellent record on the Isle of Man 🇮🇲

Here's what happened 👉https://t.co/L5uX8nJH9W

[British Cycling @BritishCycling]

You'll struggle to find someone who loves the Isle of Man quite like @LewisAskey 😅

A tough final day but another winners' jersey is his after a triumphant weekend in the #JuniorRoadSeries 💪

Reaction 👇

[Lewis Askey @LewisAskey]

🇮🇲 First Win of the season at my last Isle of Man National Series 🏆 Won the overall and the points jersey topping off a class 18th weekend 🤙

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

And Lewis Askey wins the Isle of Man Junior Tour!

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Isle of Man Youth Tour stage 3 is a wrap (Juniors still riding).

Awesome riding from Josh, Alex, Ben, Sam and Dafs again today. Josh took a flyer with 5 miles to go, formed a group of 4 then buried himself to... https://t.co/PFlWSBpsm2

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Great ride today from @LewisAskey Good luck for tomorrow.
@Lassensports

[Lewis Askey @LewisAskey]

Grabbed my first win of the year ‘solo’ at IOM National today 💥 Buzzing to take the win on my birthday just got to try hold onto the yellow & green jersey tomorrow now!!

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Loads going on at the Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour with the big news that Lewis Askey won stage 2 and now holds a 48 second lead going into the final stage. Classy ride on his 18th birthday too. Owain and... https://t.co/XrXWe82vGM

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Man alive that’s taken some doing !

[Tour de Yorkshire 🚴 @letouryorkshire]

One of our race sponsors, @MugShotUK, present a trophy to @EBackstedt6 who at 17 is the youngest rider taking part in @letouryorkshire this year. #WTDY @StoreyRT

[Tour de Yorkshire 🚴 @letouryorkshire]

RT to vote for @lekelster from @StoreyRT to win the @DimensionData Digital Jersey! #WTDYvote

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

While the Juniors have been smashing round Holland and Belgium Josh was on track in Carmarthen at the first Omnium of the Welsh qualifiers. First track race of the year and he managed to win the Devil and the... https://t.co/BIDPvrpdeG

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

20k to go
3 leaders ahead of Lewis’s group on 10 sec.
40 sec on the bunch.

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Gap for Lewis’s group at 42sec.
3x10km to go.

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Front group of 30with Lewis in it now. 15 sec ahead of the 2nd group with the rest of our boys.

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

Gap is back to 20 seconds ahead of the 1st part of the peloton.

[Team Backstedt @TeamBackstedt]

45sec lead now for Lewis’s group