Van Der Haar earns U23 'cross Worlds title
By Cycling News
Bosmans and Van Der Heijden round out top three
Image 1 of 43Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) wins the U-23 World Championship after last lap heroics (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Image 2 of 43Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) after finishing fourth (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 3 of 43To say there was a lot of sand is an understatement (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 4 of 43Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) trying to stay upright (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 5 of 43Stan Godrie (Netherlands) riding in the top 15 (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 6 of 43Julian Alaphilippe (France) riding in the top 15 (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 7 of 43Bryan Falaschi (Italy) leading a group down a descent (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 8 of 43Belgians on the front of the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 9 of 43U-23 Start on the pavement (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 10 of 43U-23 front row (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 11 of 43Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) racing in the top ten on a long sandy section (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 12 of 43Jack Clarkson (Grat Britain) choosing to run rather than ride (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 13 of 43Riders climbing with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 14 of 43Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) pushing his bike with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 15 of 43The leaders with two laps to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 16 of 43Zach MacDonald (USA) riding a section that many ran (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 17 of 43Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) fighting to stay on his machine (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 18 of 43Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) chasing Bosmans (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 19 of 43Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) trying to fend off the eventual winner (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 20 of 43Pilis Bartosz (Poland) racing near the back of the field (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 21 of 43Bryan Falaschi (Italy) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 22 of 43Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) with rainbow stripes on his helmet and glasses (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 23 of 43Cody Kaiser (USA) warming up before the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 24 of 43Some riders were forced to use the barriers for balance (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 25 of 43Zach MacDonald (USA) riding the deep sand (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 26 of 43There were some strange descending styles on display in Koksijde (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 27 of 43Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) side-sliding down a descent (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 28 of 43Arnaud Grand (Switzerlan) racing in the top ten (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 29 of 43 Marek Konwa (Poland) running in sixth place mid-race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 30 of 43Van Der Heijden (NED) leading Van Der Haar (NED) and Bosman (BEL) with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 31 of 43Van Der Heijden (NED) leading Van Der Haar (NED) and Bosman (BEL) with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 32 of 43Arnaud Jouffroy (France) attempting to bridge up to the leaders with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 33 of 43Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 34 of 43The Belgians were burying themselves at the behest of the crowds (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 35 of 43The crowds banged the barriers loudly anytime a Belgian rider was spotted (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 36 of 43One of the colorful spectators (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 37 of 43The Dutch fans were out in full force (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Image 38 of 43Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)
Image 39 of 43Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)
Image 40 of 43Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) through the sand (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)
Image 41 of 43Sometimes it's just not your day (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)
Image 42 of 43Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)
Image 43 of 43Lars Van Der Haar (NED) celebrates his U-23 World Championship as Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) takes silver (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
The top guns in the Under 23 category made a true thriller out of their cyclo-cross world championships race in the dunes of Koksijde, Belgium. In the end defending champion Lars van der Haar (The Netherlands) popped out just ahead of Belgian champion Wietse Bosmans and Michiel van der Heijden (The Netherlands).
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | 0:49:20 |
2 | Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) | 0:00:01 |
3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 0:00:04 |
4 | Arnaud Jouffroy (France) | 0:00:05 |
5 | Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) | 0:00:50 |
6 | Marek Konwa (Poland) | 0:00:56 |
7 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | 0:01:03 |
8 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 0:01:13 |
9 | David Menut (France) | |
10 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 0:01:28 |
11 | Vinnie Braet (Belgium) | |
12 | Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America) | 0:01:48 |
13 | David Van Der Poel (Netherlands) | 0:01:55 |
14 | Julian Alaphilippe (France) | 0:02:04 |
15 | Stan Godrie (Netherlands) | 0:02:07 |
16 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 0:02:08 |
17 | Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic) | 0:02:17 |
18 | Clément Venturini (France) | 0:02:30 |
19 | Elia Silvestri (Italy) | 0:02:49 |
20 | Jan Nesvadba (Czech Republic) | 0:02:50 |
21 | Bryan Falaschi (Italy) | 0:03:18 |
22 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 0:03:21 |
23 | Michael (Jr) Schweizer (Germany) | 0:03:22 |
24 | Lars Forster (Switzerland) | 0:03:39 |
25 | Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) | 0:03:42 |
26 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) | 0:04:04 |
27 | Igor Smarzaro (Italy) | 0:04:07 |
28 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 0:04:13 |
29 | Yannick Eckmann (Germany) | 0:04:14 |
30 | Kenta Gallagher (Great Britain) | 0:04:20 |
31 | Max Walsleben (Germany) | 0:04:22 |
32 | Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) | 0:04:41 |
33 | Michael Wildhaber (Switzerland) | |
34 | Daniele Braidot (Italy) | 0:05:44 |
35 | Emil Arvid Olsen (Denmark) | 0:05:50 |
-1lap | Luca Braidot (Italy) | |
-1lap | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spain) | |
-1lap | Cody Kaiser (United States Of America) | |
-1lap | Yannick Mayer (Germany) | |
-1lap | Jack Clarkson (Great Britain) | |
-1lap | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spain) | |
-2laps | Wojciech Malec (Poland) | |
-2laps | Jon Gomez Elorriaga (Spain) | |
-2laps | Patryk Kostecki (Poland) | |
-3laps | Inigo Gomez Elorriaga (Spain) | |
-3laps | Felix Coté Bouvette (Canada) | |
-3laps | Lex Reichling (Luxembourg) | |
-3laps | Ludwig Söderquist (Sweden) | |
-3laps | Bartosz Pilis (Poland) | |
-3laps | Jaroslav Chalas (Slovakia) | |
-3laps | Alexander Gehbauer (Austria) | |
-3laps | Luke Gray (Great Britain) | |
-4laps | Domas Manikas (Lithuania) |
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