“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

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.

"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."

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."