Puck Pieterse took her first Spring Classic victory in in her début at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes. After conquering Mur de Huy, the 22-year-old FENIX-Deceuninck rider won by launching a powerful and impressive late attack 150 meters from the finish line.
“I went to the Mur in fourth or fifth position and saw [Juliette] Labous working really hard to give a good pace to for Demi [Vollering], and then I decided to move into their wheel. I had to wait, and wait. I kept thinking, if I’m hurting, they are hurting as well. And at around 150 meters to go, I planned my attack to stay clear,” she explained after the race, adding “I think I did everything well this race, I attacked where everybody says you have to attack, so I listened to my sports directors for a change.”
Her victory, the first of the 2025 road seasons, was special. “Last year, I won a stage in the Tour [de France] but to win a Spring Classic is, of course, maybe even bigger,” Puck said.
