UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2012: U23 Men Results

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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) wins the U-23 World Championship after last lap heroics (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)

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Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) after finishing fourth (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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To say there was a lot of sand is an understatement (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) trying to stay upright (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Stan Godrie (Netherlands) riding in the top 15 (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Julian Alaphilippe (France) riding in the top 15 (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Bryan Falaschi (Italy) leading a group down a descent (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Belgians on the front of the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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U-23 Start on the pavement (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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U-23 front row (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) racing in the top ten on a long sandy section (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Jack Clarkson (Grat Britain) choosing to run rather than ride (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Riders climbing with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) pushing his bike with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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The leaders with two laps to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Zach MacDonald (USA) riding a section that many ran (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) fighting to stay on his machine (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) chasing Bosmans (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) trying to fend off the eventual winner (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Pilis Bartosz (Poland) racing near the back of the field (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Bryan Falaschi (Italy) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) with rainbow stripes on his helmet and glasses (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Cody Kaiser (USA) warming up before the race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Some riders were forced to use the barriers for balance (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Zach MacDonald (USA) riding the deep sand (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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There were some strange descending styles on display in Koksijde (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) side-sliding down a descent (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Arnaud Grand (Switzerlan) racing in the top ten (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Marek Konwa (Poland) running in sixth place mid-race (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Van Der Heijden (NED) leading Van Der Haar (NED) and Bosman (BEL) with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Arnaud Jouffroy (France) attempting to bridge up to the leaders with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) with one lap to go (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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The Belgians were burying themselves at the behest of the crowds (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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The crowds banged the barriers loudly anytime a Belgian rider was spotted (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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One of the colorful spectators (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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The Dutch fans were out in full force (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

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Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) through the sand (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

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Sometimes it's just not your day (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

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Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

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Lars 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)