📸Pieterse kicks off 2025 with a 'New Year's Dive' in Baal: "How to lose a 10-second lead"
Cyclo-cross
Most people will have started the new year with a relaxing day on January 1. Others have already returned to work as usual. But a now familiar tradition is the New Year's dive. Puck Pieterse knows this habit but had to participate in the cyclocross in Baal on the first day of the year.
The Fenix-Deceuninck rider had an excellent start to the new year. During the GP Sven Nys, she was riding comfortably in the lead, with a nice gap on her nearest rival, Lucinda Brand. However, things went wrong at that moment: Pieterse went down in a muddy passage. She got up quickly, but her gap disappeared in the blink of an eye. The Dutch champion quickly rejoined, but in the end Fem van Empel won the race: Pieterse finished third.
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On Instagram, the world mountain bike champion can laugh about her mistake. "Tutorial on how to lose a 10-second lead," she joked. With that, she captioned it 'New Year's Dive'. She is not too bothered about the missed victory: She closes her cycling season with a year in review. And it contains more than enough highlights to put the bad start to the new season into perspective.
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Pieterse felt like a cyclo-cross rider again
Even immediately after the cyclo-cross, Pieterse was not dissatisfied with her performance. "It's the first race in which I felt like a cyclo-cross rider again," she said. "I was able to compete for the win in one of the most spectacular races of the season. After Gavere, I got sick, so I didn't know how well I would perform today. Being in bed served me well." The Dutch will be back at the start of the X2O cross in Koksijde on Friday, January 3.
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Latest Comments
- This was very informative! Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreiraluizantonioduarteferreira02-01-2025
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024