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'The Motivation and the Enjoyment I Have Had Are Missing' – Cyclo-Cross World Champion Puts Career on Pause, Leaves Visma-Lease a Bike

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Fem van Empel has decided to put her professional cycling career on hold indefinitely, her team, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, announced. The multiple cyclocross world champion says she misses the fun and the motivation and is also leaving the team. "It feels like time for a new chapter."

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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23-year-old Fem Van Empel puts her career on hold

·Denmark
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Cyclocross rider Fem van Empel (23) will be leaving Visma - Lease a Bike on January 1st and will be retiring from her professional cycling career indefinitely. The cycling team announced this in a press release. Three-time world champion Van Empel also took a break in March to focus on her mental well-being. In September, Van Empel returned and announced she would no longer participate in road races, but only in cyclocross. She has now also temp…

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Cycling Weekly broke the news in Canyon, Canada on Friday, December 19, 2025.
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