Fem van Empel, a three-time cyclocross elite world champion, scored her 50th professional victory in the discipline with the C2 win at Exact Cross Heerderstrand.
The 23-year-old Dutch rider celebrated with a handmade sign she created on cardboard and had tucked away in her jersey. On her way to a solo ride across the line today and with 100 metres to go, she held the sign above her head that read, 'Hoera', translated 'Hurrah', written above a large '50' to celebrate the number of victories.
