‘I think I can be really proud’ – Puck Pieterse recovers from mid-race crash to win another bronze medal at the Cyclo-cross World Championships

The story of the day in the elite women’s race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships was Lucinda Brand capping off her dominant campaign with another world title, heading a home Dutch podium sweep.

Brand led Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado by 27 seconds at the line in Hulst, while Puck Pieterse rounded out the podium, 51 seconds down, having made her way back from a near-race-ruining crash.