Transfer shorts: Van Empel signs with Jumbo-Visma Women

Fem van Empel
Fem van Empel (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Cyclo-cross world champion in the under-23 category Fem van Empel has signed a two-year contract to race for the Jumbo-Visma Women's WorldTeam.

The Dutch rider will continue racing cyclo-cross with Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal when the season starts this weekend, but as of January 1 will be teammates with elite world champion Marianne Vos in the black and yellow of Jumbo-Visma.

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