Forster excels in the snow

By Brecht Decaluwé
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Swiss top of the class in Zolder

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Lars Forster (Switzerland) on the podium in Zolder.(Image credit: ispaphoto.com)

Swiss rider Lars Forster dealt best with the snow and ice in Zolder to claim his first World Cup victory. During the third round of the World Cup, no Belgians featured on the podium and the exceptional course conditions might have had a hand in ensuring that. Forster didn't need much to time to show how much he enjoyed the snow around the car circuit. He distanced the rest of the field on the second lap and then quickly built up a lead of half a minute on the rest of the field.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lars Forster (Switzerland)0:41:53
2Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic)0:00:30
3Stan Godrie (Netherlands)0:00:33
4Laurens Sweeck (Belgium)0:00:34
5Jakub Skala (Czech Republic)0:00:39
6Tomas Medek (Czech Republic)0:00:42
7Jaap De Man (Netherlands)0:00:58
8Yorben Van Tichelt (Belgium)0:01:03
9Diether Sweeck (Belgium)0:01:06
10Fabien Doubey (France)0:01:07
11Clément Venturini (France)0:01:08
12Daniel Peeters (Belgium)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Tomas Bohata (Czech Republic)0:02:10
14Quentin Jauregui (France)0:02:19
15Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium)0:02:25
16Jens Vandekinderen (Belgium)0:02:33
17Lorenzo Samparisi (Italy)0:02:39
18Douwe Verberne (Netherlands)0:02:42
19Daan Soete (Belgium)0:02:43
20Yannick Eckmann (Germany)0:02:46
21Toon Aerts (Belgium)0:03:19
22Federico Zurlo (Italy)0:03:24
23Maxim Panis (Belgium)0:03:30
24Tomas Svoboda (Czech Republic)0:03:39
25Matthias Van De Velde (Belgium)0:04:01
26Julian Lehmann (Germany)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Kévin Bouvard (France)0:04:21
28Daan Hoeyberghs (Belgium)0:04:30
29Andrew Dillman (United States Of America)0:04:32
30Jeroen Meijers (Netherlands)0:04:48
31Bjorn Fox (United States Of America)0:04:56
32Steffen Müller (Germany)0:05:04
33Pjotr Van Beek (Netherlands)0:05:05
34Karl Hoppner (Canada)0:05:06
35Jorn Claes (Belgium)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Jan Brezna (Czech Republic)0:05:08
37Jeff Bahnson (United States Of America)0:05:09
38Wout Van Aert (Belgium)0:05:27
39Kevin Suarez (Spain)0:05:59
40Yannick Gruner (Germany)0:06:32
41Zane Godby (United States Of America)0:06:45
42Enrico Scapolan (Italy)0:06:54
43Emil Arvid Olsen (Denmark)0:06:55
-1lapOndrej Glajza (Slovakia)Row 43 - Cell 2
-1lapGunnar Bergey (United States Of America)Row 44 - Cell 2
-1lapCypress Gorry (United States Of America)Row 45 - Cell 2
DNFViliam Bodis (Slovakia)Row 46 - Cell 2
DNFDanny Van Poppel (Netherlands)Row 47 - Cell 2
DNFSilvio Herklotz (Germany)Row 48 - Cell 2
DNSMartin Smykal (Slovakia)Row 49 - Cell 2
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World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Laurens Sweeck (Belgium)160pts
2Lars Forster (Switzerland)130Row 1 - Cell 3
3Daniel Peeters (Belgium)119Row 2 - Cell 3
4Diether Sweeck (Belgium)114Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic)78Row 4 - Cell 3
6Clément Venturini (France)77Row 5 - Cell 3
7Stan Godrie (Netherlands)73Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yorben Van Tichelt (Belgium)71Row 7 - Cell 3
9Yannick Eckmann (Germany)67Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jaap De Man (Netherlands)66Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jakub Skala (Czech Republic)61Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tomas Medek (Czech Republic)61Row 11 - Cell 3
13Quentin Jauregui (France)61Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jens Vandekinderen (Belgium)58Row 13 - Cell 3
15Fabien Doubey (France)56Row 14 - Cell 3
16Federico Zurlo (Italy)41Row 15 - Cell 3
17Danny Van Poppel (Netherlands)40Row 16 - Cell 3
18Silvio Herklotz (Germany)38Row 17 - Cell 3
19Daan Soete (Belgium)35Row 18 - Cell 3
20Kévin Bouvard (France)34Row 19 - Cell 3
21Lorenzo Samparisi (Italy)34Row 20 - Cell 3
22Toon Aerts (Belgium)32Row 21 - Cell 3
23Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spain)30Row 22 - Cell 3
24Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium)28Row 23 - Cell 3
25Tomas Bohata (Czech Republic)23Row 24 - Cell 3
26Douwe Verberne (Netherlands)21Row 25 - Cell 3
27Daan Hoeyberghs (Belgium)18Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jeroen Meijers (Netherlands)14Row 27 - Cell 3
29Maxim Panis (Belgium)14Row 28 - Cell 3
30Matthias Van De Velde (Belgium)14Row 29 - Cell 3
31Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland)12Row 30 - Cell 3
32Tomas Svoboda (Czech Republic)7Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jorn Claes (Belgium)7Row 32 - Cell 3
34Julian Lehmann (Germany)5Row 33 - Cell 3
35Kevin Ledanois (France)3Row 34 - Cell 3
36Andrew Dillman (United States Of America)2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Andri Frischknecht (Switzerland)2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Dominic Zumstein (Switzerland)2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Wojciech Malec (Poland)1Row 38 - Cell 3
40Emil Arvid Olsen (Denmark)1Row 39 - Cell 3

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Brecht Decaluwé

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