Lars van der Haar (Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team) won the fifth round of the Superprestige Series in Gieten, The Netherlands. The European U23 'cross champion outsprinted a large front group which stayed together throughout the event. Belgium's Vincent Baestaens (Telenet-Fidea) finished second while Tijmen Eising (Sunweb-Revor) rounded out the top three in third.
Eising and Mike Teunissen (Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team) were the most aggressive during the race, but neither was able to force a selection heading into the finale.
"When it comes to sprints, I do stand my ground," said Van der Haar. "I ended up in second position on the road and then I knew it was as good as won. It was a nice end to a nervous match in which too many riders were in the leading group."
The victory was doubly good for Van der Haar as the Dutchman moved into the Superprestige Series lead by one point over previous leader Jim Aernouts (BKCP-Powerplus). Aernouts, the Belgian U23 'cross champion, could only manage a ninth place finish in Gieten and surrendered the lead by the slimmest of margins.
| 1 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | 0:47:50 | |
| 2 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | ||
| 3 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Sunweb-Revor | ||
| 4 | Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl | ||
| 5 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) | ||
| 6 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | ||
| 7 | Corné van Kessel (Ned) | ||
| 8 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | ||
| 9 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | ||
| 10 | Tim Merlier (Bel) | ||
| 11 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | ||
| 12 | Michael Boroš (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor | ||
| 13 | Ole Quast (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | ||
| 14 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | ||
| 15 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | ||
| 16 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl | ||
| 17 | Kobus Hereijgers (Ned) ZZPR.nl | ||
| 18 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) | ||
| 19 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Ned) | ||
| 20 | Jens Adams (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | ||
| 21 | Michiel van der Heijden (Ned) | ||
| 22 | Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | ||
| 23 | Max Walsleben (Ger) | ||
| 24 | David van der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Powerplus | ||
| 25 | Tomáš Paprstka (Cze) Scott Cycling Team Kolín | ||
| 26 | Jelle Brackman (Bel) MTB dreamteam | 0:00:35 | |
| 27 | Sven Beelen (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:00:45 | |
| 28 | Karel Hník (Cze) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:00:50 | |
| 29 | Angelo De Clercq (Bel) | 0:00:55 | |
| 30 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | 0:01:05 | |
| 31 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) | 0:01:10 | |
| 32 | Radek Polnicky (Cze) | 0:01:20 | |
| 33 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Sunweb - Revor | 0:01:30 | |
| 34 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:01:35 | |
| 35 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) KC Kooperativa Sg Jablonec N.N | 0:01:40 | |
| 36 | Jonas Guddal (Den) | 0:02:35 | |
| 37 | Geert van deer Horst (Ned) | 0:03:10 | |
| 38 | Bart Barkhuis (Ned) WV Meteoor Assen-Roden | 0:03:50 | |
| 39 | Allan Veenstra (Ned) | 0:04:00 | |
| 40 | Peio Goikoetxea (Spa) | -2laps | |
| 41 | Lars Maris (Ned) | -3laps | |
| 42 | Erwin Ketellapper (Ned) | -5laps |
| 1 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | 65 | pts |
| 2 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 64 | |
| 3 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 50 | |
| 4 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | 45 | |
| 5 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) | 42 | |
| 6 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Sunweb-Revor | 37 | |
| 7 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 30 | |
| 8 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 26 | |
| 9 | Stef Boden (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 25 | |
| 10 | Sven Beelen (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 23 | |
| 11 | Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 21 | |
| 12 | Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 18 | |
| 13 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) BKCP-Powerplus | 13 | |
| 14 | Sean De Bie (Bel) | 13 | |
| 15 | Mike Teunisse (Ned) | 13 | |
| 16 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 12 | |
| 17 | Corné van Kessel (Ned) | 12 | |
| 18 | Michiel van der Heijden (Ned) | 11 | |
| 19 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 10 | |
| 20 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 10 | |
| 21 | Karel Hník (Cze) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 9 | |
| 22 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Ned) | 9 | |
| 23 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team | 8 | |
| 24 | Matthias Bossuyt (Bel) | 7 | |
| 25 | Tim Merlier (Bel) | 6 | |
| 26 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Sunweb - Revor | 5 | |
| 27 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 5 | |
| 28 | Michael Boroš (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor | 4 | |
| 29 | Ole Quast (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | 3 | |
| 30 | Kobus Hereijgers (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 2 | |
| 31 | Ritchie Denolf (Bel) | 1 | |
| 32 | Jelle Brackman (Bel) MTB dreamteam | 1 |