Megan Hughes

Megan Hughes
To person
Date of birth	5th January 1977
nation	United Kingdom
discipline	Road / rail (endurance)
End of career	2000
	Last updated: May 28, 2020

Megan Hughes , married Bäckstedt, (born January 5, 1977 ) is a former British cyclist from Wales.

Athletic career

In 1995 Megan Hughes won the bronze medal in the sprint at the Junior World Championships . In 1998 she became British road racing champion . In the same year she started for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur . In the points race , she finished fifth; she did not finish in the road race. In 2000 she ended her active cycling career.

family

Hughes has been married to the former Swedish cyclist Magnus Bäckstedt since 2000 . The couple have two daughters - Elynor and Zoe - who are also successful cyclists.

successes

train

1995

Junior World Championship - Sprint

Street

1998

British Champion - Road Race

Web links

Megan Hughes in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Megan Hughes in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ Megan Hughes. In: thecgf.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (English).
↑ Joe Robinson: Magnus Backstedt interview. In: cyclist.co.uk. April 30, 2015, accessed May 28, 2020 .
^ Anna Lewis: This family of four cyclists have all won titles around the world. In: walesonline.co.uk. August 10, 2017, accessed May 28, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hughes, Megan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bäckstedt, Megan (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	5th January 1977

[thecgf-45971-1] Megan Hughes. In: thecgf.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (English).

[co-99-2] Joe Robinson: Magnus Backstedt interview. In: cyclist.co.uk. April 30, 2015, accessed May 28, 2020 .

[co-460300-3] Anna Lewis: This family of four cyclists have all won titles around the world. In: walesonline.co.uk. August 10, 2017, accessed May 28, 2020 .