Dan Seaton gallery: 2013 Superprestige Middelkerke

Pavla Havlikova leads the women's race on the first lap. Photo: Dan Seaton

Helen Wyman would finish second. Photo: Dan Seaton

Suzie Godart, one of the oldest active racers in Europe, is never hard to spot. Photo: Dan Seaton

Middelkerke's undulating terrain forced riders to hop off their bikes regularly. Photo: Dan Seaton

Amy Dombroski rode well early, but didn't finish the race. Photo: Dan Seaton

Sanne Cant wins the final women's Superprestige race of the 2012-13 season. Photo: Dan Seaton

2013 U.S. champion Jonathan Page, in the stars and stripes, was very popular with the Belgian fans. Photo: Dan Seaton

Bart Wellens shoulders his bike early on. Photo: Dan Seaton

A young fan, just tall enough to peek over the barriers alongside the course. Photo: Dan Seaton

A young fan climbs a wall near the course to get a view of the race from above. Photo: Dan Seaton

Belgian champion Klaas Vantornout chases Niels Albert early in the race. Photo: Dan Seaton

World champion Sven Nys could see the leaders in the sand, but couldn't reach them. Photo: Dan Seaton

Fans peek through the metal barriers that lined the sandy section of the course. Photo: Dan Seaton

Niels Albert leads Klaas Vantornout in the sand. Photo: Dan Seaton

Sven Nys follows Tom Meeusen through the sand. Photo: Dan Seaton

Tom Meeusen plunges down a steep decline in the course. Photo: Dan Seaton

Jim Aernouts threads his way through the packed course. Photo: Dan Seaton

Riders get the one-to-go sign. Photo: Dan Seaton

Klaas Vantornout celebrates the final Superprestige win of the 2012-13 season. Photo: Dan Seaton