Laurens Sweeck describes the final attack against van der Haar - "I didn't look back anymore. I didn't risk that"

Laurens Sweeck rode to his seventh win of the season at Exact Cross Waaslandcross. The Crelan - Fristads rider was behind Lars van der Haar, but in the sand strip, he made his move and snatched the victory.

“The sand strip would play a decisive role in the course of the cross. But I initially had to keep the wheel from Lars van der Haar during the last lap,” he told HBVL after the race.

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He further added, “That in itself was not so simple. I doubted whether I would take the lead before the sand strip. But because Eli Iserbyt was also in my wheel I chose to go full. Once after the concrete wall I accelerated and I was the first to cut into the sand strip. That turned out to be the best tactic. I was several meters ahead. I didn't look back anymore. I didn't risk that.”

Sweeck made the strategic decision to step back and allow his competitors to take over, thereby preserving his energy for the last lap, a choice that ultimately paid off. “left the first places a bit to the rest to be able to race around more calmly and to stay out of the wind. I did test in the cross but immediately felt that there was not enough. So it had to happen in full final. And I succeeded,” concluded Sweeck.

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