The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries, features mostly sprinters on its roll of honour, as it is held on all-flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres.
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The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries, features mostly sprinters on its roll of honour, as it is held on all-flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres.
First held in 1907, it is the oldest still-existing cycling event in Flanders, notably six years older than the Tour of Flanders monument race. The race had its only interruptions during both World Wars and celebrated its 100th edition in 2012. German sprinter Marcel Kittel holds the record with five wins. thumb|260px|Scheldeprijs finish passage in Schoten, 8 April 2015 Since 2021, a women's edition of Scheldeprijs is held on the same day as the men's race, starting and finishing in Schoten, approximately 136 kilometres in distance.
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Scheldeprijs
De Scheldeprijs is de oudste Vlaamse voorjaarsklassieker op de kalender. De mannen gaan van start in Terneuzen en trekken dwars door het winderige Zeeland voor een f...
scheldeprijs.be →Tim Merlier won the Scheldeprijs for the third year in a row. The Belgian started with doubts after a period plagued by injuries, but convincingly took victory in the bunch sprint ahead of Pavel Bittner and Emilien Jeannière. 1. Adrie van der Poel 2. Ludwig Wijnants (gediskwalificeerd) 3. Marc Sergeant (gediskwalificeerd) With five wins in the Scheldeprijs, the German Marcel Kittel is the absolute record holder. In the Argos - Shimano jersey, Kittel first celebrated on the Churchillaan in Schoten at the age of just 23. The next two editions would also be won by the ace sprinter. In 2015, Kittel skipped the Scheldeprijs, before winning again in 2016 and 2017. The German competed in the unofficial world sprinters’ championship eight times in his career and was victorious five times. The turbulent history of the more than one hundred Scheldeprijs's since 1907. Encounter the rich history from the first Scheldeprijs in 1907 to the present, both during the good, the bad and the prosperous years. 85 riders shared the victories over the past 113 editions. Marcel Kittel (GER) is record holder with 5 victories, followed by Mark Cavendish (GBR) and Petrus Oellibrandt (BEL) with 3 victories each
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