Scheldeprijs

Scheldeprijs
Race details
DateMid April
RegionAntwerp, Belgium
English nameGrand Prize of the Scheldt
Local name(s)Scheldeprijs (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.scheldeprijs.be Edit this at Wikidata
Men's history
First edition1907 (1907)
Editions112 (as of 2024)
First winner Maurice Leturgie (FRA)
Most wins Marcel Kittel (GER) (5 wins)
Most recent Tim Merlier (BEL)
Women's history
First edition2021 (2021)
Editions4 (as of 2024)
First winner Lorena Wiebes (NED)
Most wins Lorena Wiebes (NED) (4 wins)
Most recent Lorena Wiebes (NED)

The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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. Lorena Wiebes won the inaugural edition.[4]

  1. ^ "Scheldeprijs". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Scheldeprijs preview: Boonen to back off in sprinters' semi-classic". Velo News. 2012 Competitor Group, Inc. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ Weislo, Laura (5 April 2017). "Kittel wins Scheldeprijs for 5th time". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (7 April 2021). "Lorena Wiebes wins first Scheldeprijs Women". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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