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June 6, 2026

'It really changed the plans we had' – Demi Vollering 'disappointed' after queen stage win at Giro d'Italia Women as she fails to distance GC rivals on shortened mountain day

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 6, 2026

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June 5, 2026

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June 5, 2026

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Dutch Cyclocross National Championships: Puck Pieterse solos to second title of career

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Dutch Cyclocross National Championships: Puck Pieterse solos to second title of career

Puck Pieterse conquered her second gold medal at the Dutch National Cyclocross Championships on Sunday, soloing home after a dramatic first-lap attack.

Silver went to Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, comfortably ahead of third-placed Denise Betseman, who overtook Marianne Vos in the final lap to clinch the final place on the podium.

Hitting the ground running so emphatically so early forced her rivals on the defensive, and as Pieterse doubled her advantage, the race had barely begun before it seemed like the battle for gold was over. Vos and Alvarado’s tussle for second place was a more uncertain one, with neither chaser giving ground in the second lap after Alvarado bridged back over to an unevenly firing Visma-Lease a Bike racer, while Bentveld and Betsema battled for third.

After three laps, Pieterse was obviously in a class of her own, carving out an advantage of over 30 seconds on the closest pursuer Alvarado. Vos, though, looked to be fading somewhat and after losing touch with Alvarado by lap three, she reportedly all but halted in the final lap. Bentveld, too, was in difficulties and ended the race in sixth, but that was still enough to secure her the Espoirs National Champion’s title.

Pieterse though, had no such difficulties, storming home alone for her second win of the 2024-2025 season by a hefty 1:11 advantage over Alvarado and giving her father a massive celebratory hug as she crossed the line. Betsema did not throw in the towel, either and came home at 1:35, with Vos lagging by another fifteen seconds, 1:50 back. But the brutal reality was that one rider – Pieterse – had been head and shoulders above the rest of the field from almost the word go.

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