Puck Pieterseaged 22, is one of the greatest talents in women's Cycling. Mountain bike world champion in 2024, 3rd in Cyclo-cross World Championshipsshe also performed on the road in 2024, notably with a superb stage victory on the Tour de France Womenfacing Demi Vollering et Kataryna Niewiadomaas well as numerous places of honor on the spring classics. In 2025, after the end of the cyclocross season, the team rider Fenix-Deceuninck will aim very high in the spring, tackling various types of classics.
Video – Puck Pieterse after his stage victory in the TDF 2024
“You have to know not to overdo it”
Puck Pieterse mentioned to Cycling flash its preparation and the upcoming 2025 road season: “The road team is also training at the same place as us, so there will be mixed training sessions.” After the last cyclo-cross events, she will concentrate on the road: “A bit like last year, but with more attention to the races that come later. From Dwars door Vlaanderen, the objective will be to concentrate on that. Last year, I stopped after the Tour of Flanders, but this year, I will continue to Liège. It is a very intense month before Liège, so you have to know not to overdo it..
Whether on the cobblestones or in the Ardennes, Pieterse will be among the big favorites, and it would be difficult to rule out a victory from her. Recently victorious in the undergrowth of Dutch Championshipit is having a solid winter for the moment, although the success of its cyclocross season rests mainly on the World Championships : “I think everyone would want to win everything, of course. From that point of view, it's not exactly what I wanted, but I'm happy with how it's gone so far. I finds that the level is very high”she concludes.
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