Van Empel's itinerary, according to the folks at
Wielerflits, for the upcoming month of December includes a series of challenges at several prominent competitions. After the Urbancross in Kortrijk, she will participate in the Boom
Superprestige alongside other promising riders such as Puck Pieterse and Shirin van Anrooij, as well as the talented Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, while missing the World Cups in Dublin and Flamanville.
The subsequent schedule involves a training camp with the Jumbo-Visma road team, which will result in his absence from the Cross Exacto in Essen and the Val di Sole
World Cup over the weekend of December 9-10. However, he will return to competition in force in the second half of the month, facing six challenges in fourteen days, including World Cup stages, the Superprestige and the X²O Trophee.
Jumbo-Visma has confirmed Van Empel's program until the X²O Trophy in Baal on January 1, 2024. Although it would have been the first race in her new jersey, as world champion she will ride under the name Visma | Lease a Bike, wearing her trademark rainbow jersey. The team has not yet revealed details about its program leading up to the World Championships in Tábor.