Fierce Competition at the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series as Puck Pieterse and Sam Gaze Secure Victories

At the fourth round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Val di Sole, Trentino, Alpecin-Deceuninck had a successful day. In the elite women’s short track race, Puck Pieterse won, narrowly beating World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in a two-rider sprint to the finish line. Savilia Blunk came in third. Pieterse used a smart race tactic to secure her win, while Ferrand-Prévot admitted she may have waited too long to make her move. In the men’s race, Sam Gaze took the victory by just one second, with Victor Koretzky and Jens Schuermans finishing close behind. Nino Schurter came in fourth, also just one second back. Koretzky, the overall leader in the UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup standings, was happy with his second-place finish after recovering from illness. Gaze expressed his satisfaction at his win and the enjoyment he had racing his bike. Overall, it was a successful day for Alpecin-Deceuninck as both Pieterse and Gaze secured wins in their respective short track races at the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Val di Sole.