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2016 Scheldeprijs (HC)

(Grand Prix de l'Escaut), Belgium

104th edition: Wednesday, April 6, 2016

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Antwerp - Schoten, 207.8 km; 1 x 157.4 km + 3 x 16.8 km

2016 Scheldeprijs map

Marcel Kittel wins 2016 Scheldeprijs

Race preview: provided by the organizer:

The 104th edition of the Scheldeprijs will take place on 6 April 2016. That makes of the Antwerp Classic the oldest still organized cycling race in Flanders. A race that is much more than alive as everybody can see every year. Furthermore the final part of the event will be even safer. And for that reason the organizers will take a few eye-catching measures.

In a first time, the bunch will be reduced. We won’t see a field of 200 riders representing 25 teams at the start anymore. To already comply with a rule the UCI will probably apply very soon, the number of participants will be reduced to 176 riders representing 22 teams. That means a reduction of 12 percent and hopefully a safer unfolding for the race.

The Scheldeprijs is considered like the “Sprinters’ World Championship”. And that of course intrinsically increases the risk factor. A massive sprint is indeed often hectic. To increase safety, the trajectory of the final will be modified. To avoid the bunch to form a “bulb” – it indeed seems that was the reason of several crashes in the last years – the final straight in the Churchill Avenue in Schoten will be shortened to roughly 800 meters. The bunch will reach that spot after going through a road narrowing road and several additional curves. As a consequence the riders will launch the sprint in a single line. Basically that should allow to have a safer unfolding for the epilogue of the race.

Who will write his name on the honor roll – many years after Maurice Leturgie, who won the first edition of the Scheldeprijs in… 1907 – is still a question mark.

The Race: as related by winner Marcel Kittel's Etixx-Quick Step team.

Marcel Kittel recorded his seventh victory of the season in a race which will now be forever linked to his name.

With two kilometers left of the 104th Scheldeprijs, Etixx – Quick-Step hit the front with three riders, who were working to bring Marcel Kittel in an ideal position for the bunch sprint. Up until that point, the race had two breakaways in the spotlight, but neither has posed any danger to the peloton who was controlled by the sprinters' teams. Unlike other seasons, this year's edition of the Belgian event was much calmer, without any incidents or crashes to take some riders out of the ecuation.

After his teammates formed a strong lead-out and escorted him up until the final 300 meters, Marcel Kittel – who has already enjoyed success this season at Driedaagse De Panne – opened his powerful sprint and went down to the line against Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), winning for a tire's width and scoring his seventh victory since joining Etixx – Quick-Step, which makes him the most successful rider of the season. Marcel, who made no secret of the fact that Scheldeprijs is one of the biggest goals of the season for him, has written history by finishing first, as he has now became the only rider to win the oldest Flemish race on four occasions.

Complete Results: 207.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.449 km/hr

Race photos

1	Marcel Kittel	Etixx-Quick Step	4hr 54min 5sec
2	Mark Cavendish	Dimension Data	s.t.
3	André Greipel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
4	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
5	Niccolò Bonifazio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
7	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
8	Wouter Wippert	Cannondale	s.t.
9	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
10	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
11	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	Sam Bennett	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
13	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
14	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	s.t.
15	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha	s.t.
16	Boris Vallée	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
17	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	@ 3sec
18	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
19	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
20	Erik Baška	Tinkoff	s.t.
21	Jakub Mareczko	Southeast-Venezuela	s.t.
22	Fabio Sabatini	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
23	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	s.t.
24	Eryk Laton	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
25	Jaroslaw Marycz	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
26	Jacopo Guarnieri	Katusha	s.t.
27	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+9''
28	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
29	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Alpecin	+11''
30	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
31	Maciej Paterski	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
32	Jack Bauer	Cannondale	s.t.
33	Jesper Asselman	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
34	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Soudal	+14''
35	Barry Markus	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
36	Franck Bonnamour	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+20''
37	Rayane Bouhanni	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Lars Bak	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
39	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
40	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	s.t.
41	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	s.t.
43	Boy van Poppel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	s.t.
45	Andrea Guardini	Astana	s.t.
46	Elia Viviani	Sky	+23''
47	Michael Gogl	Tinkoff	+25''
48	Matteo Draperi	Southeast-Venezuela	s.t.
49	Juraj Sagan	Tinkoff	s.t.
50	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff	s.t.
51	Nikolai Trussov	Tinkoff	s.t.
52	Sébastien Turgot	Ag2r	s.t.
53	Gatis Smukulis	Astana	s.t.
54	Bert De Backer	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
55	Adrian Kurek	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
56	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
57	Pavel Brutt	Tinkoff	s.t.
58	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
59	Ryan Mullen	Cannondale	s.t.
60	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	+29''
61	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
62	Simone Ponzi	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
63	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
64	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
65	Shane Archbold	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
66	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
67	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
68	Tom Van Asbroeck	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
69	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
70	Markel Irizar	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
71	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	s.t.
72	Rüdiger Selig	Bora-Argon 18	+39''
73	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
74	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
75	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	s.t.
76	Liam Bertazzo	Southeast-Venezuela	+42''
77	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
78	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	+49''
79	Scott Thwaites	Bora-Argon 18	+51''
80	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek-Segafredo	+1' 07''
81	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
82	Jan Bárta	Bora-Argon 18	+1' 18''
83	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
84	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	+1' 20''
85	Matteo Trentin	Etixx-Quick Step	+1' 23''
86	Nicolas Dougall	Dimension Data	+1' 27''
87	Christian Knees	Sky	+1' 31''
88	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 41''
89	Enrique Sanz	Southeast-Venezuela	+1' 44''
90	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 50''
91	Zakkari Dempster	Bora-Argon 18	+1' 52''
92	Andreas Schillinger	Bora-Argon 18	+2' 03''
93	Ramunas Navardauskas	Cannondale	s.t.
94	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Énergie	+2' 07''
95	Borut Božic	Cofidis	s.t.
96	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
97	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
98	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	+2' 15''
99	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	+2' 18''
100	Jos van Emden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
101	Maarten Tjallingii	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
102	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
103	Tom Boonen	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
104	Julien Morice	Direct Énergie	s.t.
105	Brian van Goethem	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
106	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana	s.t.
107	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
108	Marco Haller	Katusha	+2' 25''
109	Thomas Boudat	Direct Énergie	+2' 44''
110	Murilo Fischer	FDJ	+3' 05''
111	Fabian Cancellara	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
112	Matt Brammeier	Dimension Data	s.t.
113	Adam Blythe	Tinkoff	s.t.
114	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	s.t.
115	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
116	Jesse Sergent	Ag2r	s.t.
117	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
118	Cyril Lemoine	Cofidis	s.t.
119	Yohann Gène	Direct Énergie	s.t.
120	Sébastien Minard	Ag2r	s.t.
121	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	+4' 10''
122	WalesLuke Rowe	Sky	s.t.
123	Antoine Duchesne	Direct Énergie	s.t.
124	Tom Devriendt	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
125	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
126	Stijn Devolder	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
127	Lieuwe Westra	Astana	s.t.
128	Maxime Daniel	Ag2r	+5' 12''
129	Steven Tronet	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
130	Lars van der Haar	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
131	Vegard Breen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+5' 17''
132	Daniel Hoelgård	FDJ	s.t.
133	Sebastian Langeveld	Cannondale	s.t.
134	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	s.t.
135	Brice Feillu	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
136	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
137	Jay Thomson	Dimension Data	+5' 48''
138	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
139	Steven Lammertink	LottoNL-Jumbo	+7' 56''
140	Davide Martinelli	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
141	Nico Denz	Ag2r	s.t.
142	Jean-Marc Bideau	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
143	Lukas Pöstlberger	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
144	Andrea Dal Col	Southeast-Venezuela	s.t.
145	Maxime Cam	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
146	Lander Seynaeve	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
147	Mirko Trosino	Southeast-Venezuela	s.t.
148	Chad Haga	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
149	Nikolay Mihaylov	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
150	Mirko Tedeschi	Southeast-Venezuela	s.t.

Participating teams:

WorldTour: Etixx-Quick.Step; Lotto-Soudal; Team Tinkoff; Ag2r-La Mondiale; FdJ; Giant-Alpecin; Team Sky; Astana; Team LottoNL-Jumbo; Team Katusha; Cannondale; Trek-Segafredo; Team Dimension Data –

Pro Continental: Wanty-Groupe Gobert; Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise; Cofidis; Fortuneo-Vital Concept; Bora-Argon18; Roompot Oranje Peloton; CCC Sprandi Polkowice; Southeast-Venezuela; Direct Energie

2016 Scheldeprijs photos:

Peter Sagan