Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech) won a thrilling round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Maasmechelen, holding off the pressure from behind to cross the line solo after six laps of all-out racing.
The Dutch racer finished 10 seconds ahead of teammate Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, who put in a blistering effort to almost chase down Pieterse, with Amandine Fouquenet (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez Industriebouw) finishing third after an untimely bike change put her out of contention.
“I saw [Fouquenet] had a puncture and then I knew it was not too far to the pit zone, so I knew she would be back quick,” said Pieterse, explaining her winning move. “But once I saw it, I directly passed her and made my attack – that’s also racing, unfortunately, but she was super strong again, especially on this track, which is quite technical, so I was impressed.”
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