"This is really the icing on the cake" - Fem van Empel caps glorious season with World Championship win in Tabor

Fem van Empel has left the cyclocross world with little doubt about who the dominant force in the women's discipline is. The Dutchwoman was a dominant winner at the World Championships in Tabor on Saturday afternoon.

“The entire season was all about this competition, so this is really the icing on the cake,” the 21-year-old, who has only been beaten twice in her twenty outings this winter reflected in her post-race interview after adding a second Rainbow Jersey to her palmares.

Fantastic Fem van Empel glides to Cyclocross World Championship defence in imperious display

With a completely Dutch podium, van Empel triumphed ahead of Puck Pieterse and Lucinda Brand in the Czech Republic.

“This is not only a victory for myself, but also for all of Team Fem, everyone around me. It means a lot to me to defend the title. It's a special day today," she concluded. "Everything had to fall into the right place at the right time. That went very well today, so I'm very happy.”