Dutch cyclist (born 2002)
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| Born | (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) 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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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.
Career
She also became the U23 European cyclo-cross champion in 2020, and at age 20, the Elite Women's National Cyclocross Champion of the Netherlands in 2023. Pieterse is known for her ability to bunny hop the plank barriers in cyclo-cross races.
Professional career
In March 2020, Pieterse signed with Alpecin–Fenix with the initial focus being on cyclo-cross and mountain biking.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 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
- 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
- 2024–2025
- X²O Badkamers Trophy
- UCI World Cup
UCI World Cup results
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 NH |
NAM 3 |
HUL 3 |
ZON 5 |
GAV 3 |
BES — |
DEN 2 |
BEN _ |
MAA _ |
HOO _ |
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Mountain bike
- 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
| 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
- 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
| 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
- "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
- 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
| UCI Road World Champions – Women's under-23 road race | |
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| UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Women's under-23 race | |
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| 2010–2019 |
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| 2020–2029 |
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- Sportspeople from Amersfoort
- Dutch female cyclists
- Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Cyclists from Utrecht (province)
- Cyclists at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for the Netherlands
- European Games medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen