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Nacht van Woerden: Fem van Empel takes comeback victory in second race of the season

Aniek van Alphen second, Inge van der Heijden third in Woerden

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Superprestige Ruddervoorde: Marion Norbert Riberolle takes commanding victory, World Champion Fem van Empel sixth in comeback event

Belgian National Champion attacks two laps to go for solo win in first event of 2025-2026 series

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'I was more of an athlete than a person' – Fem Van Empel reveals thoughts of retirement during six-month break from racing

After getting back in the saddle with two road races in September, cyclocross world champion returns to the sport at Superprestige Ruddervoorde on Sunday

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'I didn’t really know who I was outside of racing anymore' – Fem van Empel to pin on a number again at La Choralis Fourmies but cyclocross focus fuels return of three-time world champion

23-year-old Dutch rider plans to leave the road behind so she can 'dive in and do what I love most'

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'The best step for my mental health and well-being' – Fem van Empel takes break from racing

'I’ll focus on my recovery with the goal of coming back stronger' says three-time and current cyclocross world champion

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Fem van Empel recounts details of crash caused by spectator at Trofeo Binda

Thalita de Jong broke collarbone in fall, which happened after a spectator crossed the road in front of the breakaway

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'Hungry for more' - Puck Pieterse ends cyclocross season with Worlds bronze, turns attention to Spring Classics

'Fem always wins this title ... three times in a row. Every time, at the right time, she is super good' Pieterse praises compatriot's success in Liévin

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'Mixed feelings' for Lucinda Brand at Cyclo-cross Worlds after missing out on rainbow jersey in last lap

Brand says squeeze to the fences by Van Empel 'wasn't necessary' but admits that 'the difference was made already'

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Three-in-a-row for Fem van Empel after hard-fought victory against Lucinda Brand in elite women's race

1-2-3 for the Netherlands as Puck Pieterse secures the bronze medal in Liévin

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Cyclo-cross World Championships 2025 - Analysing the contenders

The favourites for the elite men's and women's rainbow jerseys in Liévin from Van der Poel and Van Aert to Brand and Van Empel

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Fem van Empel misses World Cup podiums on weekend, but 'form is there' for defence of Cyclocross World title

Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Marianne Vos pulls out of Hoogerheide race with calf pain ahead of Liévin

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Lucinda Brand wins in Hoogerheide to dominate World Cup series

Baloise Glowi Lions rider beats Blanka Vas a week before the World Championships

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Blanka Vas holds off Zoe Bäckstedt in thrilling women's Maasmechelen World Cup

Brand completes the podium as World Championship contenders test their form

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'I will certainly not cut back on my calendar' – Van Empel committed to future in cyclocross after 10th win of season

World champion targeting third title as season-end looms ahead of 2025 road debut at Milan-San Remo

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Fem van Empel beats Lucinda Brand to thrilling Cyclocross World Cup win in Benidorm

Marie Schreiber and Marianne Vos take third and fourth in Spain

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Lucinda Brand dominates gruelling mudfest to win Dendermonde World Cup solo

Puck Pieterse and world champion Fem van Empel take second and third in tough conditions

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2025 X2O Trophy Koksijde: Puck Pieterse hangs on through sand for solo victory

Brand stages late comeback for second, Van Empel third

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Fem van Empel comes from behind to beat Lucinda Brand and win the GP Sven Nys

Puck Pieterse third in devastating final lap from world champion

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Fem van Empel takes solo win as Marianne Vos chases to fifth at brutally cold Besançon World Cup

World Cup leader Lucinda Brand second, Blanka Vas third

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Fem van Empel soars to solo victory at Gavere World Cup

World Champion bounces back in superb style after knee injury

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World and European women’s cyclocross champion Fem Van Empel sees World Cup overall hopes all but ended this weekend

Van Empel to miss both World Cups this weekend

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Van Aert returns to cyclocross action on Monday while Van Empel is ruled out of weekend World Cup races

Good and bad news for Visma-Lease a Bike's cyclocross stars as the busy Christmas period begins

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'I’m happy with third' - Puck Pieterse makes positive cyclocross season debut in Namur

Dutch rider starting cyclocross season later than in previous years, but hopes to 'compete for the win right away'

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Ceylin Alvarado wins brutal cyclocross UCI World Cup race in Namur

Brand tried to chase down her rival bur finished second, Pieterse third on season debut

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World Champion Fem van Empel comfortably wins women's race in Herentals

Visma-Lease a Bike rider soles to victory as Brand and Alvarado recover from crashes to finish on podium

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