“I had a doping test and forgot to fill in that I had had a glass of alcohol” - Bredewold reveals doping scare after Pieterse wins pint race at Amstel Gold Race
Cycling
Puck Pieterse may have been beaten to the finish line by
Mischa Bredewold at Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, but she did manage to win one
race, the race to down her drink.
Bredewold produced a tactically brilliant ride to take
victory. When Ellen van Dijk launched an attack, Bredewold followed her fellow
Dutchwoman, while the stronger climbers, Juliette Labous, Pieterse, and Silvia
Persico, were left behind. On the final ascent of the Cauberg, Bredewold
dropped Van Dijk and powered solo to the line.
Read also
"I think it was 0.0 beer," Bredewold said during
an appearance on In de Waaier. "I didn't know that."
"That's a funny story: I had a doping test and forgot
to fill in that I had had a glass of alcohol. That really stressed me out. I
ran back to our doctor to say that we had to go back and fill it in. Two hours
later I thought: I think it was 0.0, so it wasn't necessary at all, haha."
She also revealed her frustration at losing the post-race
drinking contest to Pieterse. "I really wanted to beat Puck, but I didn't
succeed. I'm still pissed about that, haha. I thought: shit. That's actually
the biggest victory of the day, haha."
Read also
Bredewold had no complaints about Pieterse giving it
everything in the final kilometre. "Of course we didn't talk about letting
each other win. I would have hit her on the head if she had given me the gift.
That doesn't make sense, because I would have done exactly the same thing the
other way around."
"Puck and I are good friends and we really want each
other to have it, but in racing we are each other's competitors. First it is to
win yourself or one of your teammates, and if that does not work I prefer Puck.
But in the end you are mainly concerned with yourself."
Puck Pieterse always the big favourite in the podium beer chugging 🍻#AGR25 #AGRwomen pic.twitter.com/cjV1cV5212
— Mathew Mitchell (@MatMitchell30) April 20, 2025
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
In his reporting, Fin uses reputable data sources such as ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available. Outside of writing, Fin is an active cyclist, which supports his practical understanding of the sport and its demands.
claps 0visitors 0
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- A mindset that reminds me of Tim Declerq. I loved watching that guy just pound away the kilometers, hours at the front, holding an entire breakaway in check on his own. Bjerg seems like a similar guy. Curling, the team sport.RidesHills04-11-2026
- He will be lol, but he can still win on the climbs hahaawp04-11-2026
- I would love to have his inconsistency. How many wins this year? 2 TdF stages, a WC, a Euro championship, San Sebastian, multiple wins early year. Monument podiums. I'd take it. I don't think he has a chance in the TdF, but he is still amazing.mij04-11-2026
- He's not going to win the TdF. Maybe if they make every single stage a TT he could win. But I still believe Tadej would just sharpen his TT skills and win.mij04-11-2026
- You beat me to it. Should he make a full recovery (likely) and go light early in the year. One, two, three. Don't ask me, I don't give a damn. Should he be on a Feel-Like-He's-Fixin'-to-Die High.Yepperoni04-11-2026
- The deciding factor may be the (TBD) number of (any type of) kilometers without Pogacar.Yepperoni04-11-2026
- Unexplained chronic fatigue is an all too common bitch. The hard to find definitive answer may lie buried in gut mechanisms. A mystery of the deep.Yepperoni04-11-2026
- It's weird to say Evenepoel would be making a "serious mistake by adding the 2027 Giro d'Italia to his calendar, warning that such a decision could even be interpreted as a lack of confidence in his ability to win the Tour de France." It may well be a mistake but with so many commentators (of all sorts) continuously claiming almost everything Remco does as being a mistake, almost nobody should care what the pundits and the disparagers should say. His team may not want him to do the Giro, and that matters. But it's possibly or probably up to Remco to decide and it may not have to be decided on until a month or so ahead of the race. Yes , Remco is inconsistent much like the majority of the best riders but he's enjoying a period of not having been recently injured (or sick). Whatever he does he need not be concerned with critics who will second guess any perceived failure no matter what. I suspect he will have enough other races on his schedule so he won't be considering it. But the worst reason to not race it is because of what some will say - humorous that be.Yepperoni04-11-2026
- I'll say clean sweep all grand tourZamorano04-11-2026
- And the place he calls home is in Slovenia with his parents.RidesHills04-11-2026
Loading
Write a comment