![]() ![]() ![]() The victory from Eva Lechner in the Women category came after a nice duel with British rider Nikki Harris. Swiss champion Julien Taramarcaz (Era Real Estate - Murprotec) was best of the rest in fifth place ahead of young Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games), who was third in CrossVegas last month. ![]() Pauwels finished fourth at a minute from the winner. ![]() In the final lap Nys was no threat for Van Aert who captured second place thus holding on to the World Cup lead. Halfway the race Pauwels was dropped by Nys and Van Aert, trailing the leader by half a minute. He completed a nearly race-long solo ride in Valkenburg. Van der Haar flawlessly tackled the short climbs, the multiple twists and turns and excelled on the technical descents. A chase group with three Belgian riders consisting of Van Aert, Sven Nys and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) was never able to pose a threat for the 24 year-old Dutch leader. He surged away after a fast opening lap from Van Aert who then had to shift back and let the Dutchman go. The race in the Elite Men category on Sunday afternoon was characterized by the fierce counter-attack in the second lap from Van der Haar. In the Elite Men category, Belgian rider Wout Van Aert (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) remains in the lead after two rounds thanks to his second place in Valkenburg. Lechner becomes the new leader in the World Cup standings in the Women category. Lechner was able to shake off her last rival in the penultimate lap and grabbed her career second World Cup victory, again in the Netherlands. For the third year in a row an impressive Van der Haar blew away the opposition on the tough course that was created around the famous Cauberg climb in Valkenburg. Main article: List of rosters for Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team and its successors As of 15 August 2021.The second round of the 2015-2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Valkenburg, Netherlands resulted in splendid wins for home rider Lars van der Haar (Team Giant-Alpecin) and Italian champion Eva Lechner (Team Colnago SudTirol). ![]()
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