October 14/20 19:09 pm - Scheldeprijs results
Posted by Editoress on 10/14/20
Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) won the 108th edition of the Scheldeprijs with a powerful sprint, beating other top contendors to the finish.
A start in Terneuzen was not possible so Schoten became the launch point for the oldest Flemish spring classic on the calendar. At the start there were many fast men for what is called the unofficial World Championships for sprinters. Ewan, Bennett and Ackermann, among others, had their teams work the 10 laps of 17.3 km.
On the second lap, despite the extremely fast pace, there was an early breakaway. Eight riders escaped: Wirtgen (Bingoal - Wallonie Bruxelles), Schär (CCC Team), Gruzdev (Astana Pro Team), Cavendish (Bahrain - McLaren), Havik (Riwal Securitas Cycling Team), McCabe (Israel Start-Up Nation), Juul-Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott) and Askey (Groupama-FDJ).
The breakaway never managed to gain more than 1:25 by the peloton who kept them in sight. With two laps to go Cavendish dropped out of the front group as the peloton brought the leading group down to a 30 second lead.
As the final lap started the difference was still about 17 seconds. At the front Askey tried to attack from the break and was joined by the Dutchman Havik who then attacked solo. In the peloton it was Deceunick-Quick-Step and Trek-Segafredo who assumed control.
At 8 km from the finish the story of Havik and the remainder of the break was caught. The peloton then controlled the race perfectly and was able to start preparing for the sprint. The trains formed for the sprinters at Deceuninck - Quick-Step, Trek-Segafredo, UAE Team Emirates, Lotto-Soudal and BORA-hansgrohe.
The last kilometre it was Alpecin-Fenix that brought Merlier to the front and Kristoff was preparing the sprint for Jasper Philipsen. Off of Kristoff's wheel, Ewan suddenly came to the front. He sprinted to victory ahead of Ackermann and Bonifazio. The number two, Ackermann, would eventually be relegated for deviating from his sprint line, resulting in a crash of Jensen, causing Bonifazio to move up a place and Coquard to take third.
Top Canadian was Guillaume Boivin (Israel Start - Up Nation) in 24th at 5s back.
Results from Scheldeprijs in Belgium
| Terneuzen to Schoten, 188.4 km | |
| 1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal | 3:34:38 |
| 2 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie | |
| 3 Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 4 Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | |
| 5 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 6 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 7 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
| 8 Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
| 9 Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 10 Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 11 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
| 12 Michaël van Staeyen (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| 13 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 14 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek - Segafredo | |
| 15 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 16 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 17 Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb | |
| 18 Davide Martinelli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 19 Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
| 20 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 21 Pascal Ackermann (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | all s.t. |
| 22 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Nippo Delko Provence | 0:05 |
| 23 Bert van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
| 24 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 25 Dusan Rajovic (Srb) Nippo Delko Provence | |
| 26 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 27 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 28 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek - Segafredo | |
| 29 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis | all s.t. |
| 30 Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | 0:09 |
| 31 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC Team | 0:10 |
| 32 Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:13 |
| 33 Maximilian Richard Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:15 |
| 34 Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 35 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 36 Enzo Wouters (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| 37 Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Esp) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 38 Maxime De Poorter (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| 39 Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | all s.t. |
| 40 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | 0:21 |
| 41 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:23 |
| 42 Alexander Konychev (Ita) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 43 Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 44 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team | |
| 45 Jacob Relaes (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| 46 Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Bingoal WB | |
| 47 Jack Bauer (Nzl) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 48 Gijs van Hoecke (Bel) CCC Team | |
| 49 Tom van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 50 Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Bel) CCC Team | |
| 51 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
| 52 Elmar Reinders (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 53 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:27 |
| 54 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Alpecin - Fenix | |
| 55 Barnabás Peák (Hun) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 56 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek - Segafredo | |
| 57 Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 58 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 59 Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 60 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) CCC Team | |
| 61 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin - Fenix | all s.t. |
| 62 Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:30 |
| 63 Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 64 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
| 65 Julien Vermote (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 66 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | |
| 67 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | |
| 68 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rou) Nippo Delko Provence | |
| 69 Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 70 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 71 Alexandar Richardson (GBr) Alpecin - Fenix | |
| 72 Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 73 Jonas Castrique (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 74 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 75 Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 76 Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 77 Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain - Mclaren | |
| 78 Bram Welten (Ned) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
| 79 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 80 Biniam Girmay Hailu (Eri) Nippo Delko Provence | |
| 81 Julien Morice (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 82 Frederik Backaert (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 83 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
| 84 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Nippo Delko Provence | |
| 85 Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 86 Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | all s.t. |
| 87 Leonardo Basso (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:41 |
| 88 Jannik Steimle (Ger) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
| 89 Norman Vahtra (Est) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 90 Kaden Groves (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 91 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Circus - Wanty Gobert | all s.t. |
| 92 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:45 |
| 93 Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 94 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott | 0:48 |
| 95 Robbe Ghys (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 96 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | both s.t. |
| 97 Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:51 |
| 98 Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis | 0:52 |
| 99 Piotr Havik (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 100 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek - Segafredo | 0:57 |
| 101 Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:59 |
| 102 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 103 Gianni Marchand (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | 1:02 |
| 104 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1:03 |
| 105 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 106 Niklas Märkl (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | 1:05 |
| 107 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis | s.t. |
| 108 Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Bingoal WB | 1:06 |
| 109 Florian Maitre (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 1:08 |
| 110 Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 111 Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Total Direct Energie | |
| 112 Adrien Garel (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 113 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
| 114 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 115 Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
| 116 Daniel Oss (Ita) BORA - hansgrohe | all s.t. |
| 117 Rasmus Tiller (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling | 1:11 |
| 118 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | 1:13 |
| 119 Christian Knees (Ger) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:13 |
| 120 Sean De Bie (Bel) Bingoal WB | 0:13 |
| 121 Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi (Esp) CCC Team | 0:13 |
| 122 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | 1:15 |
| 123 Rüdiger Selig (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 124 Leon Heinschke (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | |
| 125 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 126 Joel Suter (Sui) Bingoal WB | |
| 127 Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 128 Marco Haller (Aut) Bahrain - Mclaren | |
| 129 Tom Bohli (Sui) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 130 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain - Mclaren | |
| 131 Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 132 Michael Schär (Sui) CCC Team | |
| 133 Travis Mccabe (USA) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
| 134 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton - Scott | |
| 135 Lewis Askey (GBr) Groupama - FDJ | |
| 136 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 137 Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | all s.t. |
| 138 André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start - Up Nation | 1:24 |
| 139 Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
| 140 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers | both s.t. |
| 141 Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal | 1:26 |
| 142 Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain - Mclaren | 1:46 |
| 143 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Bahrain - Mclaren | 1:47 |
| 144 Samuele Battistella (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | 1:49 |
| 145 Luc Wirtgen (Lux) Bingoal WB | 1:51 |
| 146 Michael Gogl (Aut) NTT Pro Cycling | 1:52 |
| 147 Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 148 Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 2:22 |
| 149 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek - Segafredo | 3:06 |
| 150 Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | 3:11 |
| 151 Julien Trarieux (Fra) Nippo Delko Provence | 3:19 |
| 152 Christopher Lawless (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 3:27 |
| 153 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | s.t. |
| 154 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain - Mclaren | 3:38 |
| 155 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek - Segafredo | 4:29 |
| 156 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 5:09 |
| 157 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Team Arkea - Samsic | 5:21 |
| 158 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | 5:55 |
| DNF Owain Doull (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| DNF Ylber Sefa (Alb) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| DNF Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb | |
| DNF August Jensen (Nor) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Ivan Garcia Cortina (Esp) Bahrain - Mclaren | |
| DNF Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team Sunweb | |
| DNF Jay Robert Thomson (Rsa) NTT Pro Cycling | |
| DNF Pierre Barbier (Fra) Nippo Delko Provence | |
| DNF Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek - Segafredo | |
| DNF Martijn Budding (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
| DNF Donavan Vincent Grondin (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
| DNS Shane Archbold (NZl) Deceuninck - Quick - Step |
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