Koppenbergcross: Lars van der Haar storms to victory on iconic cobbled climb

Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) made a move with three laps to go and rode away for the victory at Koppenbergcross. Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) finished second, 34 seconds back, and Toon Aerts (Deschacht-Hens-FSP) took third, another 20 seconds down.

Last year’s X2O Trofee cyclocross series champion took the early lead in the eight-race series with the victory. A four-time Dutch champion, it was Van der Haar’s second career win at Koppenbergcross after a second-place finish to teammate Thibau Nys a year ago.