Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) wins the U-23 World Championship after
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Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) after finishing fourth
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To say there was a lot of sand is an understatement
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Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) trying to stay upright
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Stan Godrie (Netherlands) riding in the top 15
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Julian Alaphilippe (France) riding in the top 15
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Bryan Falaschi (Italy) leading a group down a descent
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Belgians on the front of the race
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Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) racing in the top ten on a long sandy section
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Jack Clarkson (Grat Britain) choosing to run rather than ride
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Riders climbing with one lap to go
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Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) pushing his bike with one lap to go
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The leaders with two laps to go
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Zach MacDonald (USA) riding a section that many ran
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Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) fighting to stay on his machine
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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) chasing Bosmans
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Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) trying to fend off the eventual winner
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Pilis Bartosz (Poland) racing near the back of the field
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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) with rainbow stripes on his helmet and
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Cody Kaiser (USA) warming up before the race
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Some riders were forced to use the barriers for balance
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Zach MacDonald (USA) riding the deep sand
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There were some strange descending styles on display in Koksijde
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Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) side-sliding down a descent
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Arnaud Grand (Switzerlan) racing in the top ten
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Marek Konwa (Poland) running in sixth place mid-race
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Van Der Heijden (NED) leading Van Der Haar (NED) and Bosman (BEL) with
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Van Der Heijden (NED) leading Van Der Haar (NED) and Bosman (BEL) with
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Arnaud Jouffroy (France) attempting to bridge up to the leaders with one
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Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) with one lap to go
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The Belgians were burying themselves at the behest of the crowds
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The crowds banged the barriers loudly anytime a Belgian rider was spotted
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One of the colorful spectators
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The Dutch fans were out in full force
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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) through the sand
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Sometimes it's just not your day
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Lars Van Der Haar (NED) celebrates his U-23 World Championship as Wietse
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