Puck Pieterse wins Besançon Cyclocross World Cup

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Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins World Cup at Besançon (Image credit: Getty Images)

Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took a stunning win at Besançon today, recovering from a dropped chain on the first lap, which saw her lose nearly 30 seconds to the race leaders. She eventually finished 37 seconds ahead of Annemarie Worst (Team 777) in second place and 43 seconds ahead of Inge van der Heijden (Team 777) in third.

“I dropped my chain on the first lap, I think, so that was a bit of a bummer, but I felt I could get back very strong and then decided to go solo,” Pieterse said after the race.

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