New European champion Michael Vanthourenhout had withdrawn from the cross in his homeland at the last minute. The Dutchman Ryan Kamp had the best path there, but not much later he saw Vandebosch pass. Van der Haar was still far away at that moment after a bad start, but the Woudenberger quickly came up and was still able to do some work for his teammate Ronhaar, who was alone in the lead from halfway through the race.
Van der Haar second in Dendermonde with a sore shoulder, remains leader in the World Cup
