For those who watched last year’s Worlds, the name Puck Pieterse may sound familiar. That’s because she took the silver in the U23 Women’s category.
At this year’s UEC Continental Championships, she rose up and placed first. While her name isn’t too well-known yet, we might just see it coming up more in the future.
Puck Pieterse finished first at the 2020 U23 UEC Continental Championships © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Second place went to Hungarian racer Kata Blanka Vas.
In third, we saw Manon Bakker emerge after her mild controversy earlier this year.
The podium at the 2020 U23 Women’s UEC Continental Championships © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Full results below.
UEC Continental Championships Results: U23 Women
| Rank | BIB | Rider | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | PIETERSE Puck | NED | 0:40:56 |
| 2 | 22 | VAS Kata Blanka | HUN | 0:41:04 |
| 3 | 2 | BAKKER Manon | NED | 0:41:06 |
| 4 | 6 | VAN ALPHEN Aniek | NED | 0:41:19 |
| 5 | 3 | VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | NED | 0:41:40 |
| 6 | 5 | VAN EMPEL Fem | NED | 0:41:47 |
| 7 | 18 | BARONI Francesca | ITA | 0:41:47 |
| 8 | 19 | CASASOLA Sara | ITA | 0:41:47 |
| 9 | 8 | KAY Anna | GBR | 0:42:13 |
| 10 | 20 | REALINI Gaia | ITA | 0:42:27 |
| 11 | 16 | NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion | FRA | 0:42:36 |
| 12 | 1 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge | NED | 0:42:44 |
| 13 | 10 | NELSON Josie | GBR | 0:42:55 |
| 14 | 17 | DURAFFOURG Lauriane | FRA | 0:43:04 |
| 15 | 7 | MEISTROK Susanne | NED | 0:43:36 |
| 16 | 9 | HARNDEN Harriet | GBR | 0:44:08 |
| 17 | 23 | KRÄHEMANN Lara | SUI | 0:44:31 |
| 18 | 26 | VANÍČKOVÁ Tereza | CZE | 0:44:50 |
| 19 | 27 | UNGERMANOVÁ Elizabeth | CZE | 0:45:21 |
| 20 | 11 | THACKRAY Sophie | GBR | 0:45:29 |
| 21 | 15 | MANLEY Abbie | GBR | 0:46:22 |
| 22 | 13 | PERRYMAN Amy | GBR | 0:46:31 |
