Puck Pieterse solos to Dutch elite women’s cyclocross title

Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is the new Dutch elite women’s cyclocross champion after soloing to victory in the mud of Zaltbommel on Sunday afternoon.

The 20-year-old inherited the title from 2022 winner Marianne Vos with a ride which saw her come to the line 26 seconds ahead of her trade teammate Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado. Fem Van Empel (Jumbo-Visma) was third at 39 seconds, while Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) took fourth at a mammoth 2:16 down.