X2O Trofee Kortrijk: Van Empel recovers from early crash to maintain unbeaten record

Fem van Empel (Jumbo-Visma) maintained her 100% win record in the 2023-24 cyclocross season at round 2 of the X2O Trofee series in Kortrijk, recovering from a rare early crash and powering away from Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) to take another solo victory.

James Moultrie
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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Dutch Fem Van Empel pictured as she crosses the finish line of the women's elite race at the cyclocross cycling event in Benidorm, Spain, , stage 12/14 in the UCI World Cup competition.
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