Fem van Empel, a three-time cyclocross elite world champion, scored her 50th professional victory in the discipline with the C2 win at Exact Cross Heerderstrand.
The 23-year-old Dutch rider celebrated with a handmade sign she created on cardboard and had tucked away in her jersey. On her way to a solo ride across the line today and with 100 metres to go, she held the sign above her head that read, ‘Hoera’, translated ‘Hurrah’, written above a large ’50’ to celebrate the number of victories.
“Reaching my 50th victory was definitely one of my goals for this winter, so it’s fantastic that it’s already happened today,” Van Empel said in a team statement. “I had secretly thought about a possible celebration beforehand, and a sign with ‘50’ on it seemed quite fitting. I really enjoyed this one.”
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