Lars van der Haar explained

Ridername:Lars van der Haar
Fullname:Lars van der Haar
Birth Date:1991 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Disciplines:Cyclo-cross
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2010–2012
Proteam1:AA Drink Cycling Team
Proyears2:2012–2014
Proyears3:2014
Proyears4:2015–2016
Proyears5:2017–
Majorwins:
Cyclo-cross
  • European Championships (2015, 2021)
  • World Cup (2013–14)
  • 9 individual wins (2013–142016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24)
  • Superprestige (2022–23)
  • X²O Badkamers Trophy (2023–24)
  • Lars van der Haar (born 23 July 1991 in Amersfoort, Netherlands[1]) is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2]

    Career

    Van der Haar joined the development team of the professional squad, for the 2014 season.[3] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team for the 2015 season.[4]

    Personal life

    In July 2019, he married fellow cyclist Lucy Garner.[5]

    Major results

    Road

    2012
  • 3rd Overall Tour Nivernais Morvan
    2013
  • 5th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
    2014
  • Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 8th Ronde van Overijssel
    2017
  • 7th Ronde van Limburg
  • 8th Heistse Pijl
    2018
  • 1st Ronde van Papendrecht
  • 5th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
  • 1st Points classification
  • 10th Overall Tour de Liège
    2021
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Namur
    2022
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour de Namur

    Cyclo-cross

    2007–2008
  • 1st Junior Hamme
  • 3rd National Junior Championships
    2008–2009
  • 1st National Junior Championships
  • 2nd UEC European Junior Championships
  • 2nd Overall Junior Superprestige
  • 1st Gieten
  • 2nd Gavere
  • 2nd Diegem
  • 3rd Ruddervoorde
  • 3rd Hamme
  • 3rd Vorselaar
  • 2nd Overall UCI Junior World Cup
  • 2nd Tábor
  • 2nd Heusden-Zolder
  • 4th Pijnacker
  • 5th Roubaix
  • 5th UCI World Junior Championships
    2009–2010
  • Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
  • 2nd Oostmalle
    2010–2011
  • 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
  • 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 1st National Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
  • 2nd Pontchâteau
  • 3rd Koksijde
  • 3rd Kalmthout
  • 3rd Hoogerheide
  • 5th Heusden-Zolder
  • 1st Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
  • 1st Essen
  • 1st Oostmalle
  • 2nd Hasselt
  • 2nd Lille
  • 3rd Koppenberg
  • 1st Under-23 Cauberg
  • 2nd Overall Under-23 Superprestige
  • 1st Zonhoven
  • 1st Gieten
  • 1st Diegem
  • 2nd Gavere
  • 2nd Middelkerke
    2011–2012
  • 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
  • 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 1st National Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
  • 1st Tábor
  • 1st Liévin
  • 1st Hoogerheide
  • 4th Koksijde
  • 1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige
  • 1st Gavere
  • 1st Gieten
  • 1st Diegem
  • 2nd Zonhoven
  • 2nd Hamme
  • 2nd Middelkerke
  • 3rd Ruddervoorde
  • 1st Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
  • 1st Koppenberg
  • 1st Hasselt
  • 1st Baal
  • 2nd Lille
  • 3rd Essen
  • 1st Las Vegas
  • 1st Harderwijk
  • 1st Under-23 Kalmthout
  • 1st Under-23 Cauberg
    2012–2013
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Rucphen
  • 3rd UCI World Championships
  • 4th Overall UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Tábor
  • 2nd Hoogerheide
  • 5th Roubaix
    2013–2014
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Overall UCI World Cup
  • 1st Cauberg
  • 1st Tábor
  • 1st Heusden-Zolder
  • 2nd Rome
  • 4th Nommay
  • 5th Namur
  • 1st Surhuisterveen
  • 1st Crossquer
  • Superprestige
  • 2nd Gieten
  • Bpost Bank Trophy
  • 2nd Lille
  • 2nd Las Vegas
  • 2nd Overijse
  • 2nd Kalmthout
  • 2nd Mechelen
  • 3rd Brabant
    2014–2015
  • 1st Surhuisterveen
  • 1st Brabant
  • 1st Rucphen
  • 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
  • 1st Cauberg
  • 1st Heusden-Zolder
  • 2nd Namur
  • 4th Milton Keynes
  • 5th Hoogerheide
  • Bpost Bank Trophy
  • 2nd Baal
  • 2nd Las Vegas
  • 2nd Woerden
  • 2nd Heerlen
  • 3rd UCI World Championships
  • 3rd National Championships
  • 3rd overall Superprestige
  • 2nd Gieten
  • 2nd Spa-Francorchamps
  • 3rd Zonhoven
  • Soudal Classics
  • 3rd Neerpelt
    2015–2016
  • 1st UEC European Championships
  • 1st Woerden
  • 1st Boom
  • 2nd UCI World Championships
  • 2nd National Championships
  • 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
  • 1st Cauberg
  • 3rd Heusden-Zolder
  • 3rd Lignières-en-Berry
  • 4th Las Vegas
  • 4th Koksijde
  • 5th Namur
  • 3rd Overall Superprestige
  • 2nd Gieten
  • 3rd Diegem
  • BPost Bank Trophy
  • 3rd Ronse
  • 3rd Koppenberg
  • 3rd Antwerpen
  • 3rd Mechelen
    2016–2017
  • UCI World Cup
  • 1st Hoogerheide
  • 1st Woerden
  • 1st Rucphen
  • Brico Cross
  • 2nd Hulst
  • 3rd National Championships
  • DVV Trophy
  • 3rd Koppenberg
  • 3rd Surhuisterveen
  • 4th UCI World Championships
    2017–2018
  • DVV Trophy
  • 1st Ronse
  • 3rd Koppenberg
  • 1st Woerden
  • 2nd UEC European Championships
  • 2nd National Championships
  • UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Koksijde
  • 4th Bogense
  • 4th Heusden-Zolder
  • 5th Iowa City
  • Superprestige
  • 3rd Zonhoven
  • 3rd Boom
  • 3rd Ruddervoorde
  • 3rd Iowa City
  • 5th UCI World Championships
    2018–2019
  • Brico Cross
  • 1st Geraardsbergen
  • 2nd Hulst
  • 1st Rucphen
  • 1st Woerden
  • 2nd National Championships
  • UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Tábor
  • 4th Koksijde
  • 4th Pontchâteau
  • Soudal Classics
  • 3rd Leuven
    2019–2020
  • 1st Woerden
  • 2nd National Championships
  • 3rd Overall Superprestige
  • 2nd Gavere
  • Rectavit Series
  • 3rd Leuven
  • 3rd Neerpelt
  • 5th Overall UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Tábor
  • 4th Nommay
  • 4th Koksijde
  • 5th UEC European Championships
    2020–2021
  • X²O Badkamers Trophy
  • 2nd Koppenberg
  • 2nd Kortrijk
  • 3rd UEC European Championships
  • Superprestige
  • 3rd Ruddervoorde
  • 3rd Heusden-Zolder
  • Ethias Cross
  • 3rd Beringen
  • 3rd Oostmalle
  • 3rd Mol
  • UCI World Cup
  • 5th Tábor
    2021–2022
  • 1st UEC European Championships
  • 1st National Championships
  • 2nd UCI World Championships
  • Ethias Cross
  • 2nd Lokeren
  • 2nd Beringen
  • 3rd Maldegem
  • 3rd Overall Superprestige
  • 1st Gavere
  • 3rd Boom
  • X²O Badkamers Trophy
  • 3rd Koppenberg
  • 3rd Lille
  • 5th Overall UCI World Cup
  • 1st Tábor
  • 2nd Iowa City
  • 2nd Zonhoven
  • 2nd Hoogerheide
  • 3rd Hulst
  • 4th Waterloo
  • 5th Rucphen
  • 5th Koksijde
    2022–2023
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Overall Superprestige
  • 2nd Niel
  • 2nd Merksplas
  • 2nd Middelkerke
  • 3rd Ruddervoorde
  • 3rd Heusden-Zolder
  • 1st Waterloo
  • 1st Woerden
  • 2nd Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy
  • 1st Koppenberg
  • 2nd Kortrijk
  • 2nd Lille
  • 3rd Brussels
  • 2nd UEC European Championships
  • 2nd Oostmalle
  • 4th Overall UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Tábor
  • 2nd Maasmechelen
  • 3rd Waterloo
  • 3rd Overijse
  • 4th Dublin
  • 4th Hulst
  • 5th Gavere
  • 5th Antwerpen
  • Exact Cross
  • 2nd Sint Niklaas
  • 3rd Beringen
  • 3rd Meulebeke
  • 4th UCI World Championships
    2023–2024
  • 1st Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy
  • 2nd Koppenberg
  • 2nd Kortrijk
  • 2nd Melden
  • 4th Overall UCI World Cup
  • 1st Maasmechelen
  • 2nd Dendermonde
  • 2nd Flamanville
  • 2nd Troyes
  • 3rd Hulst
  • 5th Waterloo
  • 5th Gavere
  • 1st Woerden
  • Superprestige
  • 2nd Ruddervoorde
  • 3rd Overijse
  • 3rd UEC European Championships
  • 3rd National Championships
  • Exact Cross
  • 3rd Sint Niklaas

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lars van der Haar – Giant Bicycles | United States . Giant Bicycles . 1991-07-23 . 2013-02-05.
    2. Web site: Telenet Lions. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200519220655/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14145/1000909/257. 19 May 2020.
    3. News: Van der Haar signs with Argos-Shimano development team for 2014. José. Been. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 October 2013. 18 December 2013.
    4. Web site: News shorts: UnitedHealthcare target 2015 Giro, Lofkvist prepares for retirement. 4 October 2014 . . 30 October 2014.
    5. News: It's back to business for Hitec Products-Birk Sport road racer Lucy van der Haar. Lucy. van der Haar. Leicester Mercury. Reach plc. 23 July 2019. 3 August 2019. In racing terms it has all been a little quieter this month, though, as Lars and I celebrated our marriage in the Netherlands followed by a honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Aruba..