Tom Pidcock and Zoe Bäckstedt win Cycling Weekly rider of the year awards

The British duo are among the winners of nine different awards

Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt pose in front of a red background
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Tom Pidcock and Zoe Bäckstedt have been crowned Cycling Weekly's male and female riders of the year, an award given to the season's best British talents. 

Having both won rainbow jerseys at the cyclo-cross World Championships in January, the duo went on to enjoy success on the road, with Pidcock shining on his Tour de France debut, and Bäckstedt completing the junior double at the Road World Championships. 

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