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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 Fem van Empel World Cup Lucinda Brand Hulst Belga DAVID PINTENS Marie Schreiber Pieterse FenixDeceuninck Namur
Dutch Fem Van Empel pictured in action during the women's elite race at the World Cup cyclocross cycling event in Namur, Belgium, stage 4 (out of 12) of the UCI World Cup cyclocross competition, Sunday 15 December 2024. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

World and European women’s cyclo-cross champion Fem Van Empel will see her World Cup overall hopes all but ended this weekend. After missing today’s race in Hulst, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider will also miss tomorrow’s event in Zonhoven in a World Cup doubleheader.

The 22-year-old hit her knee and looked in discomfort during last weekend’s World Cup in Namur. Van Empel was clearly impacted by the heavy crash and was seen hobbling away as she continued, before battling her way back to seventh.

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