The Dutch Championship will be her debut with the elites for the Amersfoort woman. That means that from now on she will also have to compete in all other competitions with the elites. After the exploration, she does not yet dare to estimate her chances of winning. “Because it will be a lot of running, it will be a different result than usual. Eventually the strongest will come forward, but there could be some surprises from ladies who can run fast,” says Pieterse.