Puck Pieterse (pronounced [pʏk ˈpitərsə]; born 13 May 2002) is a Dutch cyclist specializing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. She is the 2024 World mountain bike champion in Cross-country Olympic.[1]
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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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Career
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She also became the U23 European cyclo-cross champion in 2020,[2] and at age 20, the Elite Women's National Cyclocross Champion of the Netherlands in 2023.[3] Pieterse is known for her ability to bunny hop the plank barriers in cyclo-cross races.[4][5]
Professional career
editIn March 2020, Pieterse signed with Alpecin–Fenix with the initial focus being on cyclo-cross and mountain biking.[6]
Major results
editCyclo-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
UCI World Cup results
edit| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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| 2018–2019 | WAT — |
IOW — |
BER — |
TAB — |
KOK — |
NAM 32 |
ZOL 27 |
PON — |
HOO 24 |
47 | 70 | |||||||
| 2019–2020 | IOW — |
WAT — |
BER 30 |
TAB 9 |
KOK 20 |
NAM 22 |
ZOL 13 |
NOM — |
HOO 16 |
24 | 198 | |||||||
| 2020–2021 | WAT NH |
DUB NH |
ZON NH |
KOK NH |
BES NH |
TAB 6 |
ANT NH |
NAM 11 |
DIE NH |
DEN 23 |
HUL 7 |
VIL NH |
HOO NH |
OVE 17 |
9 | 66 | ||
| 2021–2022 | WAT 8 |
FAY 5 |
IOW 5 |
ZON 4 |
OVE 2 |
TAB 2 |
KOK 7 |
ANT — |
BES 5 |
VAL 9 |
RUC 5 |
NAM 3 |
DEN 6 |
HUL 2 |
FLA 2 |
HOO 3 |
3 | 350 |
| 2022–2023 | WAT — |
FAY — |
TAB 2 |
MAA 2 |
BER 3 |
OVE 1 |
HUL 1 |
ANT 2 |
DUB 2 |
VAL 1 |
GAV 3 |
ZON 2 |
BEN 2 |
BES 1 |
2 | 390 | ||
| 2023–2024 | WAT 2 |
MAA — |
DEN — |
TRO 2 |
DUB — |
FLA — |
VAL 3 |
NAM 2 |
ANT 3 |
GAV 1 |
HUL 1 |
ZON 1 |
BEN 2 |
HOO 8 |
2 | 308 | ||
| 2024–2025 | ANT — |
DUB _ |
CAB _ |
NAM _ |
HUL _ |
ZON _ |
GAV _ |
BES _ |
DEN _ |
BEN _ |
MAA _ |
HOO _ |
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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
- 2024
- 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Cross-country
- 2nd Short track
- 1st
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Les Gets
- 2nd Val di Sole
- 3rd Crans-Montana
- 4th Nové Město
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Val di Sole
- 1st Crans-Montana
- 2nd Les Gets
- 1st Eupen
- 4th Cross-country, Olympic Games
UCI World Cup results
edit| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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| 2023 | NOV 1 |
LEN 5 |
LEO 1 |
VAL 1 |
AND 7 |
LES 2 |
SNO 6 |
MON 3 |
1 | 1939 |
| 2024 | MAI — |
ARA — |
NOV 4 |
VAL 2 |
CRA 3 |
LES 1 |
LAK | MON |
Road
edit- 2023
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 2024 (1 pro win)
- 1st Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- Tour de France
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4
- Held
after Stages 4–5
- 1st
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 10th Omloop van het Hageland
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Tour of Flanders | — | 6 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — |
| Classic | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | 8 |
| Strade Bianche | 5 | 13 |
| Ronde van Drenthe | — | 3 |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | — | 3 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | 7 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Pieterse and Hatherly win Elite cross-country Olympic titles". UCI. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Puck Pieterse wins under-23 women European Cyclo-cross Championships". Cyclingnews. 8 November 2020. 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.
- ^ "Puck Pieterse sluit aan bij Alpecin-Fenix". Wielerflits. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puck Pieterse.
- Puck Pieterse at UCI
- Puck Pieterse at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Puck Pieterse at ProCyclingStats
- Puck Pieterse at CycleBase
- Puck Pieterse at MTB Data
- Puck Pieterse at Cyclocross24
