Fem van Empel

Fem van Empel overcomes Puck Pieterse after four-rider throwdown in scintillating women's race.

Cyclocross: Two of the 'Big Three' sat out, and a familiar cast of characters filled the void.

Cyclocross: Jumbo-Visma's top stars map out calendars on the way to worlds at Hoogerheide in February.

Horror day for Pauwels SauzenBingoal's other two toppers as Fem van Empel and Eli Iserbyt both crash heavily and abandon.

Mathieu van der Poel, Fem van Empel, Eli Iserbyt and Co. on course for frozen conditions and deep snow at 1,300m ski town.

Dutch sweep the podium with Puck Pieterse and Denise Betsema in second and third.

The 20-year-old Dutch rider wins her fifth World Cup victory of the season.

Van Aert, Pidcock and Van der Poel cross swords Sunday in Antwerp in action-packed cyclocross weekend.

Pieterse snatched winning gap when rival Fem van Empel crashed and suffered series of mechanical issues.

Shirin van Anrooij wins her first career World Cup race with well-timed late-race attack to fend off favored Fem van Empel.

The 20-year-old rising star suffered a mechanical on lap one but stormed to victory in Namur.

Clara Honsinger takes fourth, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's racing return is hampered by a mechanical problem on second lap.

Sweeck scores first elite World Cup victory, Van Empel makes it four-from-four in new Belgian circuit.

Van Empel makes it three-from-three as World Cup hits European soil, takes dominant lead in series standings.

American Eric Brunner hits fourth in the men's race.

An all-Dutch podium kicks off season opener.

Shirin Van Anrooij and Fem Van Empel round out the Dutch domination in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Young talents fill the podium in absence of a swathe of top racers as van Empel outsprints Puck Pieterse.

World champion shakes 19-year-old challenger after cagey final-lap battle.

Van Empel takes breakout elite win, Canadian rider Maghalie Rochette finishes third to continue upward progress through the season.