Puck Peters quickly became one of the greats of professional cycling's multi-discipline, sprinting to a stunning stage 4 win at the Tour de France Femme in rain-soaked Liege, and then, when he sealed the event's best young rider victory over the iconic Alpes de Fues. It is raising the ante again.

At just 22 years old, the Fenix-Deceuninck rider has attracted the attention of fans of mountain biking and cyclocross through her winning performance and handless Willie. Her success in her debut on the Grand Tour of France means that she considers her prospects in road racing and dreams of a yellow jersey. 

"I look forward to it this week because I think when I got a little older I showed that there was something possible in the future," Peters told the press when interviewed at the finish of Stage 8 of the Alpes・de・Fues at the Tour de France Femme on March 8.

Pieterse arrived at the Tour de France Femme directly from the Olympics this summer and missed out on a medal at the mountain bike event.

She may have been disappointed with the result, but she had already built an off-road career.In Cyclocross, he won the world title under the age of 2022 and silver and bronze medals in the Elite category in 2023 and 2024. She also won 2 World Cups in the previous 7 seasons. 

In cross-country mountain biking, Pieterse won her first Elite world title, winning the Rainbow jersey at the World Championships in Valnord, Andorra, on May 9, shortly after racing the Tour de France Femme. She has also won 2 World Cups over the previous 4 seasons.

Further building her multi-discipline career, Pieterse opted out of the Mountain Bike World Cup Series Final round to compete in the Road World Championship where she won the Under-23 title. At the UCI Gravel World Championships next week, he dominated the podium.

Prior to this year's Tour de France Femme, the press asked Pieterse if she felt she had to choose between mountain biking, cyclocross or road racing, but she said this season's schedule has led to top performances in all areas and that both have been successful. He said he will continue to race in the race.

Peters also had an excellent road season with 2 podiums during the Spring classics of Rondo Fundorente and Trofeo Alfredo Binda. He won the stage at the Tour de France Femme, won the Young Rider of the Year Award, and then won the u-23 Road Race World Title in Zurich.

She admitted that of all the road races this year, competing in the Tour de France Femme was a last-minute decision and did not expect the success she gained, but nevertheless she was ready for her debut.

"I went together. I knew a white jersey would be possible, but I knew Shirin [van Anrooij] would be the biggest competitor along with Fem [Van Empel]. I never thought it would work so well," Pieterse said.

"I won the stage, I also won the first road race victory and the first World Tour victory. It was something I didn't expect at all. I tried to go with the minimum amount of expectations and just learn a lot. I think I learned a lot. I learned to push my limits.

Pieterse also praised the performance of her Fenix-Deceuninck teammate Pauliena Rooijakkers, which led to a strong final showdown at Alpe d'Huez, taking the overall 3rd place behind overall winner Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) and runner-up Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime).

"It was lovely to race with her. It's crazy to see how strong she is in such [climbing] conditions. I hope we can push those watts in the future as well," she said.

Asked if part of her was thinking about replacing the white jersey with the yellow jersey in a future edition of Femmes at the Tour de France, Pieterse said, "Sure, you have to dream big."