UCI MTB World Championships: Puck Pieterse claims first elite title in Andorra

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Puck Pieterse (Netherlands) soloed to the first elite MTB world championship title of her young career, beating teammate Anne Terpstra by almost a minute. Martina Berta of Italy was third.

“I cannot comprehend it yet!” Pieterse said. “I rode my own pace from the start. I thought I need to go all-in if I want to win this. And I kept pushing and apparently it was enough. I have my first Elite UCI World title and I’m just so happy.”