Early life Van der Haar grew up in
Cosby, Leicestershire. Her first cycling club was the
Leicestershire Road Club. Competing with them from 2004 to 2012, she won many National Awards from both the British Schools Cycling Association and
British Cycling. She remained in full-time education until 2012, when she left
Countesthorpe Community College having completed her
AS-levels.
Amateur career Van der Haar won her first junior world title at the
2011 road world championships in Copenhagen. She was part of a late six-woman breakaway from the
peloton and won the race comfortably in a sprint for the line. A year later, she retained her title in a bunch sprint finish of 19 riders at the
championships in Valkenburg, Netherlands, having had a lead-out from
Elinor Barker.
Professional career Van der Haar signed a professional contract with
UCI Women's Team in October 2012, turning professional at the start of the 2013 season. In May 2013, she claimed her first professional victory on the opening stage of the
Tour of Chongming Island in Shanghai, China. In September 2015, van der Haar announced she would be riding for in 2016. ==Personal life==