‘I’ve never been able to do a front flip before’ – Puck Pieterse’s crash at Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships casts doubt over Benidorm World Cup appearance

Puck Pieterse is assessing the physical damage after crashing during Sunday’s Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in Huijbergen.

As defending champion, Pieterse had started the race hoping to retain the Driekleur, but a crash on the third lap of the challenging course saw the 23-year-old lose contact with Fenix-Premier Tech teammate Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, who went on to win by 16 seconds.