Fem van Empel aspires to race Spring Classics with new teammate Marianne Vos in 2023
'Strade Bianche, Tour of Flanders, those kinds of races. I don't know if I'm good♛ at those races' says newly 𒉰crowned cyclocross European Champion

Fem van Empel is currently dominating the women's cyclocross s𒁃cene, securing an eighth season victory at the UEC Cyclo-cross Europ꧒ean Championships in Namur.
The 20-year-old said she had her eye next on the cyclocross world title before switching her attention to the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Spring Classics with Jumbo-Visma in 2023, where she will learn🦩 fr💙om new road teammate Marianne Vos.
"I have a small break [after cyclocross], then maybe some mountain b🅺iking and road racing,"☂ van Empel said.
The 20-year-old Dutch rider will 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:join J😼umbo-Visma's Women's WorldTeam in January on a two-year contract, the team announced in September. S𝓀he is looking to test her strength and skill in🍸 races like Strade Bianche and Tour of Flanders.
The youngster is proving to be a considerable talent, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:winning her first elite title after she elected to ride in t༺he elite women's category at the Cyco-cross European Championships instead of the under-23 category.
Disaster hit the Dutch favourite on the second lap when she punctured while passing the pit, ⛄r𒉰esulting in her running backwards down the course to change bikes, losing 28 seconds to the leaders.
Despite the early p♓roblem, Van Empel kept calm, clawing her way to the front and then attacking on the penultimate lap for the victory.&nbsꦉp;
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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado was helpless against the attack of her fellow Dutch rider and was distanced in second, while✱ Blanka Kata Vas (Hungary) finished third.
It was Van Empel's e💯ighth victory of the cyclocross season and th🅠e first title in the elite category at the European Championships.
"I can't believe it, at the moment, it's a bit weird," said van Empel talking about her dominant form this year that has seen her win World Cups🍌 at Waterloo, Fayettev♋ille, Tabor and Maasmechelen.
"I𒉰 worked hard for it, and hard work pays off. I never expected that I would catch up af𓆉ter my flat tyre, but every lap, I could catch up.
"I believed in myself, and that was enough to win. Halfway in the pit, I knew my front wheel had a flat tyre, so I turned back, and luckily, ෴I got a new bike, so I caugඣht up.
"I was strong🔯, and my legs were good, so that was enough.&nbsᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚp;
"I'm always calm, so that was crucial for the race💟. It would not be so good if I had some panic, so the only way was to stay calm."&nb💛sp;
Jumbo-Visma road adventure begins in 2023
The Dutch woman leads the cyclocross World Cup standings and is now the 🧸European Champion. She plans to ride every weekend until the World Championships in February before switching to the road season.
However, she will miss s𒁃ome races, only riding one day each weekend, while her rivals sometimes ride two.
Van Empel has aspirations of riding the women's Spring Classics alongside her soon-to-be teammate and cyclocross World Champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marianne Vos, and some mountain bike races.
"I think I race every weeken🔯d one race and then some training in the week, which ꩲis enough to recover well and prepare me for the upcoming race," she added.
"I have a small break, then maybe some mo🅠untain biking and road rꦚacing."
When asked whiꦡch road races she would like to compete in, Van Empel replied, "Strade Bianche, Tour of Flanders, those kinds of races. I don't k꧃now if I'm good at those races.
"I don't know, but first, I will focus on 𝄹cyclocross, and then we can talk with my new team."
Ben raced as an amateur cyclist in the UK from a young age into the senior ranks on the road, track and in cyclocross. He has an NQJ qualification in journalism, and a sports journalism degree, and has spent over 10 years as a news and sports journalist. Ben has been covering cyclocross for media outlets, including Cyclingnews, since 2021 and has been on the ground reporting at World Championships in Zolder, Belvaux, Valkenberg, Dubendorf, and Hoogerheide. Away from cycling as a freelan𝓡ce sports journalist, Ben regularly reports on a range of sports including footba🌃ll, rugby, and snooker amongst others. However, he is happiest whilst reporting on-site at cyclocross races in Belgium and the Netherlands.