Puck Pieterse is gearing up for the Tour of Flanders as a serious contender after a strong spring Classics season with her Fenix-Deceuninck team. Having finished in the top 10 in all seven races this spring, she feels more confident, especially with a supportive team around her compared to last year. Pieterse notes the importance of teamwork in road racing, which differs from her experience in off-road disciplines, and emphasizes the need for strategic racing during challenging events like Flanders.
"I think I can be quite confident. Every race we learn more. I think it will just be a nice day in general. The weather is super good now in Belgium; it's dry, which is nice."
"It's nice that you have people you can count on, and sometimes you make a mistake in the race, but the team can clean it up a bit to help you with it, or you can sort something out together."
Collection
[
|
...
]