Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) dominated the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, leading the race from start to finish on the Leogang course in Austria.
“My tactic was to start quite fast to give the slower starters a disadvantage on the climbs. I had a small gap at the beginning, and it just kept growing. All the way through, I didn't feel great, but I just kept pushing and it worked out," Pieterse said.
"I had a few key moments in my head. To push at the top of the first climb and on the climb under the lift. I wanted to go full gas there and recover on the descents. My form is quite good now, and it's great going into next weekend."
Pieterse extended her lead in the series to 781 points, while runner-up in the series Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Ineos Grenadiers) – who came seventh in Sunday's round – has 640 points and third-placed Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV) sits at 630 points.
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