Fem van Empel has taken a dominant victory at the X2O Trofee in Koksijde. Leading throughout, the world champion was on a completely different level to her rivals.
Although there had been concerns pre-race about the knee of Fem van Empel, the world champion was not showing any signs of ill health early in this one. After just two laps, van Empel had already extended into a solo lead of over 20 seconds on her nearest challenger,
Lucinda Brand.