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'If there are points up for grabs, then I’m not going to let them slip by' – Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey

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Fenix-Deceuninck's Dutch rider Puck Pieterse celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 3rd (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 156.5 km from Geneva to Poligny, in Poligny, central-eastern France on August 3, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images).

Dutch rider Puck Pieterse, Fenix-Premier Tech's leader at this year's Tour de France Femmes, is riding high in the general classification heading into today's Dijon time trial.

The 24-year-old, who finished 11th with a stage win on her debut two years ago, currently lies in ninth place, neatly nestled among the big favourites for the yellow jersey, even if stage 3 winner Sigrid Haugset lies two minutes clear of them all.

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