# Puck Pieterse

Puck Pieterse (pronounced; 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.

## Career

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

## Professional career

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

## 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
       4th Zonhoven
       5th Iowa City
       5th Fayetteville
       5th Besançon
       5th Rucphen
    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

#### 2024–2025

    1st National Championships
    X²O Badkamers Trophy
       1st Koksijde
       3rd Baal
    UCI World Cup
       2nd Dendermonde
       3rd Namur
       3rd Hulst
       3rd Gavere
       3rd Hoogerheide
       4th Maasmechelen
       5th Zonhoven
    3rd UCI World Championships

#### 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 |
| 2024–2025 | ANT — | DUB — | CAB NH | NAM 3 | HUL 3 | ZON 5 | GAV 3 | BES — | DEN 2 | BEN — | MAA 4 | HOO 3 | | | | | 8 | 173 |

### 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 — | 9 | 1023 |

### 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

#### 2025

    4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    4th Omloop van het Hageland
    7th Strade Bianche

#### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | 6 | |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | |
| Classic | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | 8 | 4 |
| Strade Bianche | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| Ronde van Drenthe | — | 3 | |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | — | 3 | |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | 7 | |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | 5 | |