Puck Pieterse crowned under-23 world champion in last combined race with elites

Puck Pieterse added another world title to her palmares in the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich on Saturday, taking out the under-23 championship in the combined race with the elite women, finishing in 13th place, three minutes behind elite winner Lotte Kopecky (Belgium).

Pieterse’s victory in the under-23 road race in Zurich came in harsh conditions, with rain and temperatures of 10°C. She out-sprinted Neve Bradbury (Australia) and Antonia Niedermaier (Germany) to take home the title.