Lars van der Haar – CX World Cup Champ

Lars van der Haar leaves no doubt: At 20 years old, he is the top young cyclocross racer in the world. The Rabobank-Giant rider won the Dutch, European and World Championship last year, his first in the Under-23 ranks, and this year he also repeated as the U23 World Cup champion. Week in and week out, Lars is targeted as the man to beat, but more often than not he still manages to win on his Giant TCX Advanced SL. Here’s a look at how he does it.