LIVE: Fem van Empel leads the dance in closed race, Belgian champion misses the start completely

Last weekend she was crowned Dutch champion. “But Puck then caught a cold and she has not yet fully recovered from it,” her team Fenix-Deceuninck said.

So no Pieterse in Benidorm. But with Van Empel, World Cup leader Brand and Alvarado, we can still expect plenty of battle in the popular Spanish seaside spot.