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Fem van Empel (born 3 September 2002) is a Dutch professional
racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...
. In January 2021, she won the women's under-23 race at the
2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held from 30 to 31 January 2021 in Ostend, Belgium. Medal summary Medals table References UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships World Championships A world championship is generally ...
. During the 2022–2023 season she won the women's elite race at the
World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
and the
European Cyclo-cross Championships The European Cyclo-cross Championships are the European championships in cyclo-cross. They have been held since 2003 in November, towards the start of the cyclo-cross season. The championships are organised by the Union Européenne de Cyclisme ...
. 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 X20 Badkamers Trophy. The previous week, her first race in the World Champions jersey, competing in the X20 Badkamers at Lille she finished 1st doing a "Pidcock" (posing as Superwoman) across the finish line. In the cyclo cross season 2023 to 2024 Fem was first in her first eleven races. Having finished the previous season with five successive firsts, it brought her run of first places in top level Cyclocross to sixteen.


Major results


Cyclo-cross

;2019–2020 : 3rd National Junior Championships : 5th UCI World Junior Championships ;2020–2021 : 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships : UCI World Cup ::4th Dendermonde ;2021–2022 : 1st National Under-23 Championships : UCI World Cup ::1st Val di Sole ::1st Flamanville ::4th Besançon ::4th Rucphen ::4th Namur ::4th
Hoogerheide Hoogerheide is a village in the municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name "Hoogerheide" means "High Heath" in English. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel cyclo-cross race is held annually in Hoogerheide. The village was firs ...
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Zonhoven Zonhoven (; li, Zoneve) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Zonhoven had a total population of 21,214. The total area is 39.34 km2 which gives a population density of 506 inhabitant ...
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Hulst Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders. History Hulst received city rights in the 12th century. Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...
: Superprestige ::2nd
Heusden-Zolder Heusden-Zolder (; li, Heuze-Zolder ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 km² which gives a population density ...
: Ethias Cross ::2nd Lokeren : 3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships : 3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2022–2023 :
UCI World Championships The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
::1st Elite race ::1st Team relay : 1st UEC European Championships : 1st Overall UCI World Cup ::1st Waterloo ::1st Fayetteville ::1st
Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...
::1st Maasmechelen ::1st Antwerpen ::1st Dublin ::1st Benidorm ::2nd Beekse Bergen ::2nd
Overijse Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse, and the communities of Eizer, Maleizen, Jezus-Eik, T ...
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Hulst Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders. History Hulst received city rights in the 12th century. Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...
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Zonhoven Zonhoven (; li, Zoneve) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Zonhoven had a total population of 21,214. The total area is 39.34 km2 which gives a population density of 506 inhabitant ...
: 1st Overall
X²O Badkamers Trophy The X²O Badkamers Trophy ( nl, X²O Badkamers Trofee) is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms) which previously was known as the DVV Trophy (2017-2019), BPost Bank Trophy (2012-2016) and until 2011– ...
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Koppenberg Koppenberg (literally "Heads Mountain") is a high hill in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. "Koppen" is an abbreviation for cobblestones which in Dutch slang language are called ''kinderkoppen'', or "children's heads". This climb is part ...
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Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied t ...
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Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
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Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
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Koksijde Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of ...
: Exact Cross ::1st
Kruibeke Kruibeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. On 1 January 2018, Kruibeke had a total population of 16,657. The total area is 33.42&n ...
::1st Beringen ::2nd
Meulebeke Meulebeke (; vls, Mullebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Meulebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Meulebeke had a total population of 10,980. The total area is 29.35& ...
: 3rd
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
;2023–2024 : 1st UEC European Championships : UCI World Cup ::1st Waterloo ::1st Maasmechelen ::1st Antwerpen ::2nd
Gavere Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km². Sports The ...
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Hulst Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders. History Hulst received city rights in the 12th century. Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...
: Superprestige ::1st
Overijse Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse, and the communities of Eizer, Maleizen, Jezus-Eik, T ...
::1st Boom ::1st
Heusden-Zolder Heusden-Zolder (; li, Heuze-Zolder ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 km² which gives a population density ...
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X²O Badkamers Trophy The X²O Badkamers Trophy ( nl, X²O Badkamers Trofee) is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms) which previously was known as the DVV Trophy (2017-2019), BPost Bank Trophy (2012-2016) and until 2011– ...
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Koppenberg Koppenberg (literally "Heads Mountain") is a high hill in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. "Koppen" is an abbreviation for cobblestones which in Dutch slang language are called ''kinderkoppen'', or "children's heads". This climb is part ...
::1st
Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and large ...
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Herentals Herentals () is a city in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and . In 2021, Herentals had a total population of 28.194. The total area is . Saint Waltrude is the patron saint ...
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Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied t ...
::1st
Koksijde Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of ...
: 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 The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
;2021 : 2nd Eliminator, UEC European Championships ;2022 : 1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships : 2nd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships


Road

;2022 : 3rd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2023 : 1st Stage 3
Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independen ...
: 6th
Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic The Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic (known as Veenendaal–Veenendaal from 1985 until 2006 and The Dutch Food Valley Classic from 2007 until 2013) is a semi classic professional road cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town ...
: 8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships


References


External links

* * 2002 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclo-cross cyclists Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch Cyclists from North Brabant 21st-century Dutch women Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for the Netherlands {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub