
Mathieu van der Poel takes the junior world cross title
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Junior Podium (L to R) Wout Van Aert (Belgium) 2nd, Mathieu Van Der Poel
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Quentin Hermans (France) claims the bronze medal in a sprint finish
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The sprint for the bronze medal
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Wout Van Aert (Belgium) takes the silver medal
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Piotr Konwa (Poland) coming through the start/finish with one lap to go
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Jan Brezna (Czech Republic) found this descent more like skiing than bike
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Americans running together on a sandy climb
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Toki Sawada (Japan) was having a very good outing
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Owen Logan (USA) had his crash documented on live TV
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Owen Logan (USA) goes over the handlebars but had a soft landing
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Koksijde treated the riders to the most sand they had seen all year
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Victor Koretzky (France) descending in tenth place
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Gioele Bertolini (Italy) trying to prevent a crash
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Riders constantly struggled with the deep sand
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Everyone has a favorite rider this weekend
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Swiss fans were holding nothing back today
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The presenters with their flowers and medals
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Andri Frischknect (Switzerland) riding in 20th place
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Silvio Herklotz (Germany) racing to a top ten finish
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) on the highest point of the course
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Quentin Hermans (France) pushing his bike at the top of the highest dune
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Spanish team-mates working together
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) chasing on lap three
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Wout Van Aert (Belgium) riding a good line
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) found himself chasing from the green
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The Junior start saw Belgium go to the front
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) was cool as a cucumber at the start
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Quentin Jauregui (France) trying to hunt down a Belgian trio early in
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The Belgians leading early in the race
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Romain Seigle (France) riding one of the many short descents
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) found himself chasing for a few laps
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Wout Van Aert (Belgium) gave up the lead to Van Der Poel mid-race
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Quentin Jauregui (France) running one of the many sandy climbs
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Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) trying to catch the leaders on lap
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Andrew Dillman (USA) on his way to 14th place
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Richard Gory (USA) running in the sand
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Mathieu van der Poel with his gold medal
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Mathieu van der Poel leads early in the race
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Mathieu van der Poel can't believe he's won
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The junior men's podium at the cross world championships
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He had to come from behind to win but Mathieu van der Poel won with a
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He had to come from behind to win but Mathieu van der Poel won with a
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Mathieu van der Poel takes to his feet
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Mathieu van der Poel follows in his father's footsteps
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Mathieu van der Poel follows in his father's footsteps
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Mathieu van der Poel is on top of the world
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The Worlds junior podium in Belgium
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Mathieu van der Poel on his way to the win
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Wout van Aert (Belgium) finished second
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Mathieu van der Poel on his way to the rainbow jersey
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Mathieu van der Poel looks back
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Mathieu van der Poel takes the junior world cross title
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Wout van Aert (Belgium) takes the silver
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Mathieu van der Poel on the top step of the podium
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Mathieu van der Poel with his gold medal
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