Fem van Empel has signed a contract extension with Visma-Lease a Bike that may see her racing throughout a number of disciplines with the Dutch workforce by to the top of 2027.
Van Empel spoke of her contract extension forward of the workforce’s presentation in December, saying that the long-term dedication was an apparent alternative. She additionally spoke with WielerFlits about her future in biking.
“For me, that was definitely an apparent alternative. I’ve loads of confidence within the workforce and so they in me. So the choice wasn’t that troublesome. I’m particularly joyful that we will proceed collectively. Hopefully, there’s a brilliant future forward,” Van Empel stated.
Van Empel, the world champion in cyclocross, gained her eleventh consecutive cyclocross race this season on the World Cup in Antwerp on Saturday.
Van Empel, 21, joined Jumbo-Visma this yr and spent her first season racing as a part of the Girls’s WorldTour.
Her street profession continues to be in its relative infancy, however she secured a stage win on the inaugural girls’s Tour de l’Avenir and powerful stage finishes on the Tour de Romandie.
She stated that she goals to proceed as a multi-discipline athlete in cyclocross and cross-country mountain biking sooner or later however sees herself putting a better precedence on the street.
“It will likely be extra on the street than on the mountain bike,” Van Empel stated of mixing her calendars with cyclocross. “You’ve gotten to choose in some unspecified time in the future. I anticipate it’ll turn into increasingly road-based sooner or later, however the actual races haven’t but been decided.”
Van Empel stated she is trying ahead to creating her expertise in street racing however nonetheless does not know the place her strengths are.
“I do not actually know but. I am guessing one thing all-round. I discover it troublesome to say whether or not I’m extra particularly a climber or a traditional rider. I simply preserve doing my factor.”