Fem van Empel (Netherlands) captured the stage 3 bunch sprint on Wednesday at the Tour de l'Avenir Femmes. From the group of 20 riders Dominika Wlodarczyk (Poland) took second place, holding off Gaia Masetti (Italy), who finished third.
Van Empel earned her second podium in as many days, finishing third on stage 2. She accelerated to the front of the race with under 200 metres to go and rode away from her challengers across the uphill finish line.
