Puck Pieterse

Puck Pieterse
	Pieterse at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Born	13 May 2002 (age 22); Amersfoort, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Alpecin–Fenix
Discipline	Cyclo-cross ; Road; Mountain bike
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2020–	Alpecin–Fenix (CX, MTB)
2021–	Plantur–Pura (Road)
Major wins
	Cyclo-cross National Championships (2023) World Cup 7 individual wins (2022–23, 2023–24) Mountain bike World XC Championships (2024) European XC Championships (2023, 2024) National XC Championships (2023) XC World Cup (2023) 4 individual wins (2023, 2024) Road Major Tours Tour de France Young rider classification (2024) 1 individual stage (2024)
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
Women's cyclo-cross
World Championships
European Championships
Women's mountain bike racing
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Puck Pieterse (pronounced [pʏk ˈpitərsə]; born 13 May 2002) is a Dutch cyclist specializing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. She is the 2024 World mountain bike champion in Cross-country Olympic.^[1]

Career

She also became the U23 European cyclo-cross champion in 2020,^[2] and at age 20, the Elite Women's National Cyclocross Champion of the Netherlands in 2023.^[3] Pieterse is known for her ability to bunny hop the plank barriers in cyclo-cross races.^[4]^[5]

Professional career

In March 2020, Pieterse signed with Alpecin–Fenix with the initial focus being on cyclo-cross and mountain biking.^[6]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2018–2019

1st

National Junior Championships

1st Leudelange

2nd Contern

3rd Pétange

5th UEC European Under-23 Championships

2019–2020

1st

UEC European Junior Championships

2nd

UCI World Junior Championships

2nd National Junior Championships

2020–2021

1st

UEC European Under-23 Championships

2021–2022

1st

UCI World Under-23 Championships

2nd

UEC European Under-23 Championships

3rd Overall UCI World Cup

1st

Under-23 classification

2nd Overijse

2nd Tábor

2nd Hulst

2nd Flamanville

3rd Namur

3rd Hoogerheide

Ethias Cross

3rd Bredene

3rd National Under-23 Championships

2022–2023

1st

UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st

National Championships

1st Oisterwijk

2nd Overall UCI World Cup

1st Overijse

1st Hulst

1st Val di Sole

1st Besançon

2nd Tábor

2nd Maasmechelen

2nd Antwerpen

2nd Dublin

2nd Zonhoven

2nd Benidorm

3rd Beekse Bergen

3rd Gavere

Superprestige

1st Diegem

X²O Badkamers Trophy

1st Herentals

2nd

UCI World Championships

3rd Woerden

2023–2024

2nd Overall UCI World Cup

1st Gavere

1st Hulst

1st Zonhoven

2nd Waterloo

2nd Namur

2nd Troyes

2nd Benidorm

3rd Val di Sole

3rd Antwerpen

Superprestige

1st Diegem

2nd Boom

2nd National Championships

3rd

UCI World Championships

X²O Badkamers Trophy

3rd Kortrijk

UCI World Cup results

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2018–2019	WAT —	IOW —	BER —	TAB —	KOK —	NAM 32	ZOL 27	PON —	HOO 24								47	70
2019–2020	IOW —	WAT —	BER 30	TAB 9	KOK 20	NAM 22	ZOL 13	NOM —	HOO 16								24	198
2020–2021	WAT NH	DUB NH	ZON NH	KOK NH	BES NH	TAB 6	ANT NH	NAM 11	DIE NH	DEN 23	HUL 7	VIL NH	HOO NH	OVE 17			9	66
2021–2022	WAT 8	FAY 5	IOW 5	ZON 4	OVE 2	TAB 2	KOK 7	ANT —	BES 5	VAL 9	RUC 5	NAM 3	DEN 6	HUL 2	FLA 2	HOO 3	3	350
2022–2023	WAT —	FAY —	TAB 2	MAA 2	BER 3	OVE 1	HUL 1	ANT 2	DUB 2	VAL 1	GAV 3	ZON 2	BEN 2	BES 1			2	390
2023–2024	WAT 2	MAA —	DEN —	TRO 2	DUB —	FLA —	VAL 3	NAM 2	ANT 3	GAV 1	HUL 1	ZON 1	BEN 2	HOO 8			2	308

Mountain bike

2019

5th Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships

2020

1st

Cross-country, National Junior Championships

3rd

Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships

2021

3 Nations Cup

1st Wijster

1st Spaarnwoude

2nd Beringen

2nd

Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships

2022

1st

Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships

UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup

1st Leogang

2nd Albstadt

2nd Nové Město

3rd Lenzerheide

3 Nations Cup

1st Houffalize

2nd Wijster

2nd

Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships

2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships

International MTB Bundesliga

2nd Heubach

2023

1st

Cross-country, UEC European Championships

1st

Cross-country, National Championships

1st

Overall UCI XCO World Cup

1st Nové Město

1st Leogang

1st Val di Sole

2nd Les Gets

3rd Mont-Sainte-Anne

1st

Overall UCI XCC World Cup

1st Les Gets

2nd Leogang

2nd Val di Sole

2nd Snowshoe

3rd Vallnord

3 Nations Cup

1st Wijster

2nd

Short track, UCI World Championships

2024

1st

Cross-country, UCI World Championships

UEC European Championships

1st

Cross-country

2nd

Short track

UCI XCO World Cup

1st Les Gets

2nd Val di Sole

3rd Crans-Montana

4th Nové Město

UCI XCC World Cup

1st Val di Sole

1st Crans-Montana

2nd Les Gets

1st Eupen

4th Cross-country, Olympic Games

UCI World Cup results

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2023	NOV 1	LEN 5	LEO 1	VAL 1	AND 7	LES 2	SNO 6	MON 3	1	1939
2024	MAI —	ARA —	NOV 4	VAL 2	CRA 3	LES 1	LAK	MON

Road

2023

5th Strade Bianche

2024 (1 pro win)

1st

Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships

Tour de France

1st

Young rider classification

1st Stage 4

Held

after Stages 4–5

3rd Ronde van Drenthe

3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda

5th Dwars door Vlaanderen

6th Tour of Flanders

7th Gent–Wevelgem

8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

10th Omloop van het Hageland

Classics results timeline

Monument	2023	2024
Tour of Flanders	—	6
Paris–Roubaix	—	—
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	—	—
Classic	2023	2024
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	—	8
Strade Bianche	5	13
Ronde van Drenthe	—	3
Trofeo Alfredo Binda	—	3
Gent–Wevelgem	—	7
Dwars door Vlaanderen	—	5

References

^ "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Pieterse and Hatherly win Elite cross-country Olympic titles". UCI. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Puck Pieterse wins under-23 women European Cyclo-cross Championships". Cyclingnews. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ Ostanek, Daniel; Weislo, Laura (January 2023). "Puck Pieterse solos to Dutch elite women's cyclocross title". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ Anne-Marije Rook (3 February 2022). "Puck Pieterse: U23 cyclo-cross World Champion eyes mountain bike World Cup". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Lucinda Brand solos to victory in round six of the CX World Cup - Swiss Cycles". 14 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Puck Pieterse sluit aan bij Alpecin-Fenix". Wielerflits. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

External links

Puck Pieterse at UCI
Puck Pieterse at Cycling Archives
Puck Pieterse at ProCyclingStats
Puck Pieterse at CycleBase
Puck Pieterse at MTB Data
Puck Pieterse at Cyclocross24

[1] "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Pieterse and Hatherly win Elite cross-country Olympic titles". UCI. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[2] "Puck Pieterse wins under-23 women European Cyclo-cross Championships". Cyclingnews. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[nat-3] Ostanek, Daniel; Weislo, Laura (January 2023). "Puck Pieterse solos to Dutch elite women's cyclocross title". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[4] Anne-Marije Rook (3 February 2022). "Puck Pieterse: U23 cyclo-cross World Champion eyes mountain bike World Cup". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[5] "Lucinda Brand solos to victory in round six of the CX World Cup - Swiss Cycles". 14 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[6] "Puck Pieterse sluit aan bij Alpecin-Fenix". Wielerflits. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[1]

v t e UCI Mountain Bike World Champions – Women's cross-country
1990–1999	1990: Juli Furtado (USA) 1991: Ruthie Matthes (USA) 1992: Silvia Fürst (SUI) 1993: Paola Pezzo (ITA) 1994: Alison Sydor (CAN) 1995: Alison Sydor (CAN) 1996: Alison Sydor (CAN) 1997: Paola Pezzo (ITA) 1998: Laurence Leboucher (FRA) 1999: Margarita Fullana (ESP)
2000–2009	2000: Margarita Fullana (ESP) 2001: Alison Dunlap (USA) 2002: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) 2003: Sabine Spitz (GER) 2004: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) 2005: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) 2006: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) 2007: Irina Kalentieva (RUS) 2008: Margarita Fullana (ESP) 2009: Irina Kalentieva (RUS)
2010–2019	2010: Maja Włoszczowska (POL) 2011: Catharine Pendrel (CAN) 2012: Julie Bresset (FRA) 2013: Julie Bresset (FRA) 2014: Catharine Pendrel (CAN) 2015: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) 2016: Annika Langvad (DEN) 2017: Jolanda Neff (SUI) 2018: Kate Courtney (USA) 2019: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
2020–2029	2020: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) 2021: Evie Richards (GBR) 2022: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) 2023: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) 2024: Puck Pieterse (NED)

v t e UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Women's under-23 race
2010–2019	2016: Evie Richards (GBR) 2017: Annemarie Worst (NED) 2018: Evie Richards (GBR) 2019: Inge van der Heijden (NED)
2020–2029	2020: Marion Norbert-Riberolle (FRA) 2021: Fem van Empel (NED) 2022: Puck Pieterse (NED) 2023: Shirin van Anrooij (NED) 2024: Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)