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About van Empel and mountain biking: Before 2023, she only competed in some junior and under-23 races during the summer (van Empel started cycling at the end of 2019, competing at a local/national level). At the beginning of 2023, she signed with Jumbo-Visma and was crowned cyclocross world...

Fun fact: The 3 women who became world champs (Puck Pieterse, Isabella Holmgren, Viktoria Chladonova) all of them perform in the road, cyclocross and mountain bike.

Looking at her lap times, not much, at least today. Looks like U23 field is weak this year.

Kopecky pulling with Blanka Vas, Bredewold and Cechinni in the group. WTF.

Yes, Carlos Arribas is the most reliable journalist in regard to spanish cycling.

Nairo Quintana returns to Movistar. He will fight for the win at Tour 2024.

Maybe they form sort of a Canyon Collective for cyclocross, with Puck Pieterse, Rochette, Backstedt, Cat Ferguson...

Difficult to see someone of those beating Vollering. Thinking some years ahead: Anna Shackley, Fem Van Empel, Isabella Holmgrem.

First row for Puck! 7th!

She's 20yo, current CX World Champion in a dominant fashion and with a lot of things to learn in every way. Also, she will get a decent start spot on Sunday, 33th I believe. Let's let her cook.

Vollering and some more SD members stopped to pee, moment Movistar & co decided to move the race and increase the pace, due to crosswinds in the next kilometers. With a small gap in the order of the 20" the jury decided to do a barrage and stop the cars that reflected in Vollering dropping...

Puck Pieterse vs Fem van Empel tomorrow on Sittard (3 Nations Cup). Will be interesting to see the gap between the two.

Puck Pieterse riding on Sunday. Event of the weekend.