Puck Pieterse (born 13 May 2002) is a Dutch cyclist specializing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. She became the U23 European cyclo-cross champion in 2020,[1] and at age 20, the Elite Women's National Cyclocross Champion of the Netherlands in 2023.[2]
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| Born | 13 May 2002 Amersfoort, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Alpecin–Fenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road Mountain bike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020– | Alpecin–Fenix (CX, MTB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Plantur–Pura (Road) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Pieterse is known for her ability to bunny hop the plank barriers in cyclo-cross races.[3][4]
Major results edit
Cyclo-cross edit
- 2018–2019
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 1st Leudelange
- 2nd Contern
- 3rd Pétange
- 5th UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2019–2020
- 1st
UEC European Junior Championships - 2nd
UCI World Junior Championships - 2nd National Junior Championships
- 2020–2021
- 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2021–2022
- 1st
UCI World Under-23 Championships - 2nd
UEC European Under-23 Championships - 3rd Overall UCI World Cup
- 1st
Under-23 classification - 2nd Overijse
- 2nd Tábor
- 2nd Hulst
- 2nd Flamanville
- 3rd Namur
- 3rd Hoogerheide
- 1st
- Ethias Cross
- 3rd Bredene
- 3rd National Under-23 Championships
- 2022–2023
- 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Oisterwijk
- 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
- Superprestige
- 1st Diegem
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- 1st Herentals
- 2nd UCI World Championships
- 3rd Woerden
- 2023–2024
- 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
- Superprestige
- 2nd National Championships
- 3rd
UCI World Championships - X²O Badkamers Trophy
- 3rd Kortrijk
Mountain bike edit
- 2019
- 5th Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships
- 2020
- 1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
- 3rd
Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships - 2021
- 3 Nations Cup
- 1st Wijster
- 1st Spaarnwoude
- 2nd Beringen
- 2nd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2022
- 1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
- 1st Leogang
- 2nd Albstadt
- 2nd Nové Město
- 3rd Lenzerheide
- 3 Nations Cup
- 1st Houffalize
- 2nd Wijster
- 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
- International MTB Bundesliga
- 2nd Heubach
- 2023
- 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Nové Město
- 1st Leogang
- 1st Val di Sole
- 2nd Les Gets
- 3rd Mont-Sainte-Anne
- 1st Overall UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Les Gets
- 2nd Leogang
- 2nd Val di Sole
- 2nd Snowshoe
- 3rd Vallnord
- 3 Nations Cup
- 1st Wijster
- 2nd Short track, UCI World Championships
Road edit
- 2023
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 2024
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
References edit
- ^ "Puck Pieterse wins under-23 women European Cyclo-cross Championships". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel; Weislo, Laura (January 2023). "Puck Pieterse solos to Dutch elite women's cyclocross title". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Anne-Marije Rook (3 February 2022). "Puck Pieterse: U23 cyclo-cross World Champion eyes mountain bike World Cup". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Lucinda Brand solos to victory in round six of the CX World Cup - Swiss Cycles". 14 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
External links edit
- Puck Pieterse at UCI
- Puck Pieterse at Cycling Archives
- Puck Pieterse at ProCyclingStats
- Puck Pieterse at CycleBase
- Puck Pieterse at MTB Data
- Puck Pieterse at Cyclocross24
