Lars van der Haar (Team Giant-Alpecin) took his third victory of the season yesterday at the Niels Albertland cyclo-cross in Boom. On a fast, slightly slippery course he outsprinted Wout van Aert.
After the race Lars said: “I’ve had a good start. We were off with four and later with the three of us. After halfway, I decided to save some energy for the final two laps. In this way, I was able to follow the attacks of Wout [van Aert].
“When we entered the final lap Sven [Nys] dropped and I passed Wout between the two sand sections to go into the final corner in first position and win the race in the sprint.”
“I had to dig deep and rode a tactical race. On the right moments I could prevent Wout from finding his rhythm. I am very happy with this nice victory and proud as well, which gives me a positive boost.”
