Puck Pieterse crossed third the Tour de Flanders’ finish line, 42 seconds after Demi Vollering (FDJ United–Suez) and following a sprint with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Team Visma | Lease a Bike). It is her first podium of the 2026 road season.
“This is one of the most beautiful podiums, perhaps even a bit higher than certain victories. Think of a World Cup in cyclocross,” said Pieterse in a post-race interview. In the previous two editions, she finished sixth and ninth. “It is good for confidence, and it really makes you dream.”
The 23-year-old FENIX-Premier Tech rider described as “incredible” the crowds at Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. “If you look at the climbs here, I was always right there with the best. That gives me a lot of confidence for the Ardennes classics.”
