Some riders may battle to deal with pre-race stress head to the 2024 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, however after dominating the season with a whopping 17 victories, Fem van Empel can afford to really feel a bit extra relaxed than most forward of her title protection within the elite ladies’s race on Saturday in Tábor.
“I am fairly relaxed and hope to get by the approaching days that method. I am feeling good,” Van Empel advised Wielerflits. “It’s now essential to remain wholesome after which have a blast in Tábor.”
Van Empel traces up because the out-right favorite to win a second consecutive elite rainbow jersey after a stellar season that included 5 World Cup wins.
She is going to lead a Dutch choice that additionally consists of former world champions Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, who gained three World Cups and the sequence title, and Lucinda Model, who gained two World Cup rounds.
Puck Pieterse, who gained three World Cups this season, will even be one of many favourites, joined by Annemarie Worst, Inge van der Heijden, Manon Baker, Denise Betsema and Aniek van Alphen.
Van Empel earned 11 straight victories in the course of the first half of the season up till Pieterse ended that streak by successful World Cups in Gavere and Hulst.
The 21-year-old went on to win six extra races together with back-to-back wins final weekend at Flandriencross in Hamme and the ultimate World Cup in Hoogerheide.
In an interview with NOS, Van Empel stated she would not do something completely different to her coaching and preparations forward of the World Championships.
“I simply put together myself like for all different competitions. I would not know what I might all of the sudden need to do in another way,” Van Empel stated.
“There’s a jersey connected to it, however I’ve full confidence in it. I simply need to convey my good legs after which attempt to end.”
