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MTB World Champs: Puck Pieterse caps off superb summer with her first elite title

The 22-year-old has had a fantastic few weeks, now adding the MTB world title to the white jersey she earned at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Puck Pieterse (Netherlands) wins the XCO mountain bike World Championship title in Pal Arinsal, Andorra. Photo: Piper Albrecht

Ryan Simonovich
by Ryan Simonovich 01.09.2024 Photography by
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Puck Pieterse secured her first elite world title today at the UCI mountain bike World Championships in Pal Arinsal, Andorra. The Dutch rider was aggressive from the gun in the XCO race, expertly tackling the steep course at altitude to earn a rainbow jersey after winning the young rider classification at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift last month. 

The UCI pushed all of Sunday’s races up earlier in the day due to an approaching thunderstorm. The elite women and U23 women raced together, both completing a shortened five-lap race that was scored separately. 

U23 winner Isabella Holmgren had a brilliant race among the elites.

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