Puck Pieterse (; born 13 May 2002) is a Dutch cyclist specializing in
road
A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved.
Th ...
,
cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...
and
mountain biking
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. She currently rides for . In 2024 as
under 23 world champion in the road race. Pieterse is known for her ability to
bunny hop the plank barriers in cyclo-cross races.
Career

In March 2020, Pieterse signed with
Alpecin–Fenix with the initial focus being on
cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...
and
mountain biking
Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...
. She became the U23
European cyclo-cross champion in 2020, and won the Elite Women's National Cyclocross Champion of the Netherlands in 2023 and 2024.
In 2024, she won the
world mountain bike championship in the Cross-country Olympic category. At the
2024 Tour de France Femmes, Pieterse won stage 4 and took the white jersey of the
young rider classification.
At the
2024 UCI Road World Championships
The 2024 UCI Road World Championships was the 97th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 22 and 29 September 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland, alongside the 2024 UCI ...
, she became
under 23 world champion after finishing 13th overall. In 2025, Pieterse won her first
UCI Women's World Tour
The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling tour. , the tour includes 27 events in Europe, Asia and Oceania – with one-day races such as Strade Bianche Donne and Paris–Roubaix Femmes, stage races such as Wo ...
event, winning
La Flèche Wallonne Femmes.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
;2018–2019
: 1st
National Junior Championships
: 1st Leudelange
: 2nd Contern
: 3rd
Pétange
Pétange (; ; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the Esch-sur-Alzette (canton), canton of Esch-sur-Alzette and is the fifth-most populous commune in Luxembourg, as well as the most populous ...
: 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
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
::2nd
Tábor
Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
::2nd
Hulst
Hulst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst Siege of Hulst ...
::2nd Flamanville
::3rd
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
::3rd
Hoogerheide
::4th
Zonhoven
Zonhoven (; ) is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. It’s an urbanized municipality, in the edge area of Hasselt. The ...
::5th
Iowa City
Iowa City is the largest city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 74,828, making it the state's fifth-most populous city. The Iowa City metropolitan area, which enc ...
::5th Fayetteville
::5th Besançon
::5th Rucphen
:
Ethias Cross
The Exact Cross is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, formerly known as the Ethias Cross and the Brico Cross, consisting of 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of five season-long competitions, alongside t ...
::3rd
Bredene
Bredene (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. The total area is 13.08 km2 which gives ...
: 3rd
National Under-23 Championships
;2022–2023
: 1st
UEC European Under-23 Championships
: 1st
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
: 1st Oisterwijk
: 2nd Overall
UCI World Cup
::1st
Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
::1st
Hulst
Hulst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst Siege of Hulst ...
::1st Val di Sole
::1st Besançon
::2nd
Tábor
Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
::2nd
Maasmechelen
Maasmechelen (; ) is a municipality located on the Meuse in the Belgian province of Limburg.
It comprises the former municipalities of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem.
As a result ...
::2nd
Antwerpen
::2nd Dublin
::2nd
Zonhoven
Zonhoven (; ) is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. It’s an urbanized municipality, in the edge area of Hasselt. The ...
::2nd Benidorm
::3rd Beekse Bergen
::3rd
Gavere
:
Superprestige
::1st
Diegem
Diegem is a town in the municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Machelen, in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Diegem's postal code is 1831. The official language of Diegem is Dutch language, Dutch, as in the res ...
:
X²O Badkamers Trophy
The Cyclo-cross Trophy (), also known as X²O Badkamers Trophy (), is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series currently sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms). It is one of the three major season-long competitions in Cyclo-cross, the other two ...
::1st
Herentals
Herentals () is a municipality and city in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. In 2022, Herentals had a total population of 28,455. The total area is . Saint ...
: 2nd
UCI World Championships
: 3rd
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
;2023–2024
: 2nd Overall
UCI World Cup
::1st
Gavere
::1st
Hulst
Hulst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst Siege of Hulst ...
::1st
Zonhoven
Zonhoven (; ) is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. It’s an urbanized municipality, in the edge area of Hasselt. The ...
::2nd
Waterloo
::2nd
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
::2nd Troyes
::2nd Benidorm
::3rd Val di Sole
::3rd
Antwerpen
:
Superprestige
::1st
Diegem
Diegem is a town in the municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Machelen, in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Diegem's postal code is 1831. The official language of Diegem is Dutch language, Dutch, as in the res ...
::2nd
Boom
: 2nd
National Championships
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: 3rd
UCI World Championships
:
X²O Badkamers Trophy
The Cyclo-cross Trophy (), also known as X²O Badkamers Trophy (), is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series currently sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms). It is one of the three major season-long competitions in Cyclo-cross, the other two ...
::3rd
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...
;2024–2025
: 1st
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
:
X²O Badkamers Trophy
The Cyclo-cross Trophy (), also known as X²O Badkamers Trophy (), is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series currently sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms). It is one of the three major season-long competitions in Cyclo-cross, the other two ...
::1st
Koksijde
Koksijde (; ; ) is a town and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flanders, Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the v ...
::3rd
Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
:
UCI World Cup
::2nd
Dendermonde
Dendermonde (; , ) is a city in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders in Belgium. The Municipalities of Belgium, municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, M ...
::3rd
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
::3rd
Hulst
Hulst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst Siege of Hulst ...
::3rd
Gavere
::3rd
Hoogerheide
::4th
Maasmechelen
Maasmechelen (; ) is a municipality located on the Meuse in the Belgian province of Limburg.
It comprises the former municipalities of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem.
As a result ...
::5th
Zonhoven
Zonhoven (; ) is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. It’s an urbanized municipality, in the edge area of Hasselt. The ...
: 3rd
UCI World Championships
UCI World Cup results
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
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort.
Population
Sights
:Mining ...
::2nd
Albstadt
::2nd
Nové Město
::3rd
Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
Th ...
: 3 Nations Cup
::1st
Houffalize
Houffalize (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.Sven Vrielinck: De territoriale indeling van België 1795-1963 Volume 1. Universitaire Pers Leuven 2000. page 48.
On 1 January 2007 the munic ...
::2nd
Wijster
: 2nd

Cross-country,
UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 2nd Cross-country,
National Under-23 Championships
: International MTB Bundesliga
::2nd
Heubach
Heubach is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km east of Schwäbisch Gmünd, and 13 km southwest of Aalen. The town finds itself at the edge of the Rems (river), Rems River Valley and a ...
;2023
: 1st Cross-country,
UEC European Championships
: 1st Cross-country,
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
: 1st Overall
UCI XCO World Cup
::1st
Nové Město
::1st
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort.
Population
Sights
:Mining ...
::1st
Val di Sole
::2nd
Les Gets
::3rd
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, Quebec, about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain is part of the Laurentian mountain chain and has a summit elevation of above sea level with a vertical ...
: 1st Overall
UCI XCC World Cup
::1st
Les Gets
::2nd
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort.
Population
Sights
:Mining ...
::2nd
Val di Sole
::2nd
Snowshoe
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::3rd
Vallnord
Vallnord () is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.
Overview
It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were linked by a cable car ...
: 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
Crans-Montana is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Valais, ...
::4th
Nové Město
:
UCI XCC World Cup
::1st
Val di Sole
::1st
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Valais, ...
::2nd
Les Gets
: 1st
Eupen
Eupen (, , ; ; ; former ) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian Liège Province, province of Liège, from the Germany, German border (Aachen ...
: 4th
Cross-country,
Olympic Games
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;2025
: 1st Short track,
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
:
UCI XCO World Cup
::1st
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort.
Population
Sights
:Mining ...
::1st
Val di Sole
:
UCI XCC World Cup
::1st
Nové Město
::1st
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort.
Population
Sights
:Mining ...
::1st
Val di Sole
: International MTB Bundesliga
::1st
Heubach
Heubach is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km east of Schwäbisch Gmünd, and 13 km southwest of Aalen. The town finds itself at the edge of the Rems (river), Rems River Valley and a ...
UCI World Cup results
Road
;2023
: 5th
Strade Bianche
The Strade Bianche (; ) is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name stems from the historic white gravel roads in ...
;2024
(1 pro win)
: 1st
Road race,
UCI World Under-23 Championships
:
Tour de France
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::1st
Young rider classification
::1st Stage 4
::Held after Stages 4–5
: 3rd
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe () was an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professiona ...
: 3rd
Trofeo Alfredo Binda
: 5th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
: 6th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 7th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 8th
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
: 10th
Omloop van het Hageland
;2025
(1)
: 1st
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 2nd
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 3rd
Amstel Gold Race
: 4th
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
: 4th
Omloop van het Hageland
: 7th
Strade Bianche
The Strade Bianche (; ) is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name stems from the historic white gravel roads in ...
: 7th
Trofeo Alfredo Binda
: 9th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 10th
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
Classics results timeline
References
External links
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Cyclists from Amersfoort
Dutch female cyclists
Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists
Living people
2002 births
Cyclists at the 2023 European Games
European Games gold medalists for the Netherlands
European Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
21st-century Dutch sportswomen