Millie Couzens claims British national titles
21-year-old Millie Couzens’ first pro win is no other than the British national road title. She took the victory in Aberystwyth with an impressive sprint where she beat three-time consecutive champion Pfeiffer Georgi.
“I’m so happy, it’s not the way I thought it was going to go, so it’s a good week,” said Couzens in a post race interview. “There was a point when the break had quite a big gap and I was worried, but luckily, I had help from a few other teams and [FENIX-Deceuninck teammate] Flora [Perkins] to help control it a little bit. I’m so grateful for Flora, without her I don’t think we were going to bring them back.”
Couzens’ national titles in both elite and U23 categories come three days after she claimed the U23 individual time trial jersey.
Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Carina Schrempf also delivered a strong performance, finishing in third place. Both are expected to race on the Austrian national road championships, which will take place on June 29th.
Christina Schweinberger wins the Austrian National ITT Championship!
Austrian rider Christina Schweinberger was crowned, for the second time in her career, national time trial title champion. The 28-year-old completed the 25.4-km-long circuit in Frauenkirchen in 31 minutes and 39 seconds.
“We spent a lot of time thinking about which wheels to use before the race, because the wind was definitely a decisive factor. We took a risk, and it paid off. After the turn, I still had some reserves, and I was able to make the most of them,” said Schweinberger in a post-race interview. “My goal was today’s time trial title. Now I can go into Sunday’s race completely without pressure. I’m not the fastest sprinter, but with the Giro in mind, it’s perfect preparation.”
Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Carina Schrempf also delivered a strong performance, finishing in third place. Both are expected to race on the Austrian national road championships, which will take place on June 29th.
Puck Pieterse makes mountain bike history!
At 22 years old, Puck Pieterse wrote a page of MTB history by becoming the first woman to win two consecutive UCI World Cups in both cross country olympic and short-track races.
Following her back-to-back XCO and XCC victories at the World Cup in Leongang, Austria, the FENIX-Deceuninck rider secured another double win in Val di Sole, Italy. “It’s quite cool,” said the current XCO world champion about her “double double” in a post-race interview.
An outstanding record that adds to a brilliant 2025 MTB season, which has seen Pieterse on the top of the podium in seven occasions so far, including the Dutch National Championship XCC.
