Fem van Empel

Fem van Empel (born 3 September 2002) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.[3][4] In January 2021, she won the women's under-23 race at the 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[5][6] During the 2022-2023 season she won the women's elite race at the World Championships and the European Cyclo-cross Championships. On 22 January 2023, she secured overall victory at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. (2022–23) On 16 Feb 2023 at Brussels,Fem clinched the X20Badkammers Trophy.[7].The previous week, her first race in the World Champions jersey, competing in the X20 Badkammers at Lille she finished 1st doing a "Pidcock" (posing as Superwoman) across the finish line.[8]

Fem van Empel
van Empel on the podium at the 2022 European Cyclo-cross Championships
Personal information
NicknameSuperFem [1][2]
Born (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002
Team information
Current teamTeam Jumbo–Visma
DisciplineCyclo-cross & Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2021WV Schijndel
Professional teams
2021–2022Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal
2023Team Jumbo–Visma
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2023)
European Championships (2022)
World Cup (2022–23)
X²O Badkamers Trophy (2022–23)
Medal record
Women's cyclo-cross
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 HoogerheideElite
Gold medal – first place2023 HoogerheideTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2021 OstendUnder-23
Bronze medal – third place2022 FayettevilleUnder-23
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 NamurElite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 WijsterUnder-23
Women's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 AnadiaUnder-23 road race

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2019–2020
3rd National Junior Championships
5th UCI World Junior Championships
2020–2021
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
2021–2022
1st National Under-23 Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Val di Sole
1st Flamanville
Superprestige
2nd Heusden-Zolder
Ethias Cross
2nd Lokeren
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
2022–2023
UCI World Championships
1st Elite race
1st Team relay
1st UEC European Championships
1st Overall UCI World Cup
1st Waterloo
1st Fayetteville
1st Tábor
1st Maasmechelen
1st Antwerpen
1st Dublin
1st Benidorm
2nd Beekse Bergen
2nd Overijse
2nd Hulst
3rd Zonhoven
1st Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Koppenberg
1st Baal
1st Hamme
1st Lille
1st Brussels
2nd Koksijde
Exact Cross
1st Kruibeke
1st Beringen
2nd Meulebeke
3rd National Championships
2023–2024
UCI World Cup
1st Waterloo
Superprestige
1st Overijse
Exact Cross
1st Beringen
1st Woerden

Gravel

2023
1st National Championships
2nd UEC European Championships

Mountain bike

2019
3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2020
2nd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
3rd Eliminator, UCI World Championships
2021
2nd Eliminator, UEC European Championships
2022
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships

Road

References


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