Lars van der Haar took his third podium finish with a third place at the Scheldecross in Antwerpen. The fifth round of the bpost classification turned out to be another prey for Wout van Aert, winning five out of five.

After the race van der Haar said: “It was a very fast course today with a couple of tough uphill and sand sections. Jumping over the bars went well, which was satisfying.

“I’ve had a good start and kept myself steadily in the front of the race until shortly after halfway the race. Wout [van Aert] had a chain problem in front of me and jumped off his bike, so I had to brake too. Because of that I got hit by a rider behind me and I dislocated my shoulder. I sat down to get it in again and took my bike to continue.

"I had a strange feeling and my arm was half dislocated. It hurt so much at that moment that I had to sit down. I've never experienced that, so I knew I should just stay calm and put the arm back in place.  Fortunately, the pain went away after two laps.

"I'm glad I am back on the podium. I have given everything and started to catch up, but they went too fast. Third place was the highest possible and I'm satisfied with that.

“The pain quickly disappeared and I gave my all until the finish. I am super happy with my third place. The pain is slowly coming back so I hope it will now affect tomorrow’s World Cup race in Namur.”