Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek) broke the Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces blockade to pull of an astounding come-from-behind victory in the Koppenbergcross 2022.
With only half a lap to go, it appeared that Van der Haar’s hopes were dashed when he slid out in a tight off-camber turn, opening what looked like a race-winning gap to Michael Vanthourenhout (Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces).
But the European Champion, who looked so strong on each of the ascents of the fearsome cobbled climb, closed down the gap to Vanthourenhout on the steepest pitches and then powered to the line victorious.
Defending Koppenbergcross champion Eli Iserbyt couldn’t match Van der Haar but got past his teammate Vanthourenhout to take second.
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