2021 Scheldeprijs (1.Pro)
(Grand Prix de l'Escaut), Belgium
109th edition: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Scheldeprijs podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition | Start list
Terneuzen - Schoten, 194 km
Jasper Philipsen is the winner of the 2021 Scheldeprijs.
Weather at the finish city of Schoten at 1:40 PM, local time: 6C (42F), cloudy, with the wind from the west at 27 km/hr (17 mph). There is an 11% chance of rain, plus Weather.com says there is a potential disruption due to snow & ice. It snowed all over Belgium during the evening and there is a potential for bad weather during the race.
The race: Groupama-FDJ with speedster Arnaud Démare did not start because one of its team members was positive for Covid-19. Trek-Segagredo, which wasn't on the final start list, wasn't on the start line either because of Covid-19 infections in the team.
Arkea-Samsic's Nacer Bouhanni did not start. Sadly, the rider has been the object of racist attacks after his crash with Jake Stewart at the Cholet-Pays de la Loire race a few days ago and was not up to starting the race today.
The riders are bundled up for a cold start to the race.
Here's the organizer's race summary:
The 109th Scheldeprijs was right up Jasper Philipsen's street. He survived the waves in Zeeland and sprinted faster than Bennett and Cavendish on Churchilllaan in Schoten.
After skipping a year for well-known reasons, this year the peloton could once again start just over the border in Terneuzen. The harsh weather conditions made the organisation decide to cancel the start presentation. There was no need to change the course and so the peloton started as planned at 12.45 pm. Then the open plains of Zeeland awaited, where the wind had free rein.
It soon became clear that the weather gods would indeed help determine the race. During the first hour of the race, the peloton whizzed over the dykes of Zeeland at a speed of 50 km per hour. Not long after the starting sign was given, the peloton broke into three groups. The differences remained small and so a regrouping was inevitable.
The wind remained an important factor, because not much later the peloton broke into 5 groups again. The leading group consisted of 13 riders, including Ackermann, Schwarzmann, Politt and Burghardt (Bora-hansgrohe), Bennett and Mørkøv (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux), Nizzolo and Walscheid (Team Qhubeka - Assos), Philipsen and Rickaert (Alpecin-Fenix), Van Moer (Lotto Soudal), Vahtra (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Russo (Team Arkéa-Samsic).
The chasing group included Sénéchal and Cavendish (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Bol (Team DSM), Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) and Merlier and De Bondt (Alpecin-Fenix). Kristoff and Merlier literally fell away in the chase without much of a problem. The difference between group 1 and 2 remained at around 20 seconds for a long time. At just over 60km from the line, a regrouping at the front was due. The peloton followed at more than 2 minutes.
The bunch did not come back. The group of 30 men in front would sprint for the victory. Van Schip and Van Moer, among others, tried in the last two kilometres but were unable to avoid a sprint. In the last straight line Alpecin-Fenix took over from Deceuninck - Quick-Step. De Bondt and Rickaert launched Philipsen who in turn managed to hold off Bennett and Cavendish.
Philipsen is the first Belgian since Tom Boonen in 2006 to win the Scheldeprijs.
Complete Results:
149 starters, 77 classified finishers, 72 abandons
194 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.803 km/hr
| 1 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | Alpecin-Fenix | 4hr 3min 30sec |
| 2 | BENNETT Sam | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 3 | CAVENDISH Mark | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 4 | VAN POPPEL Danny | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 6 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | MOZZATO Luca | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 8 | NIZZOLO Giacomo | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 9 | SARREAU Marc | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 10 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 11 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas | Delko | s.t. |
| 12 | WALSCHEID Max | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 13 | RICKAERT Jonas | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 14 | POLITT Nils | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 15 | VAN SCHIP Jan-Willem | Beat Cycling | s.t. |
| 16 | VAHTRA Norman | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 17 | BUGTER Luuc | Beat Cycling | s.t. |
| 18 | HAVIK Piotr | Beat Cycling | s.t. |
| 19 | VAN MOER Brent | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 20 | BOL Cees | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 21 | WÆRENSKJOLD Søren | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 22 | MØRKØV Michael | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 23 | BURGHARDT Marcus | Bora-hansgrohe | @ 7sec |
| 24 | DE BONDT Dries | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 25 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:16 |
| 26 | DEWULF Stan | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:17 |
| 27 | SELIG Rüdiger | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:20 |
| 28 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 29 | KOCH Jonas | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 30 | RAJOVIC Dusan | Delko | 1:21 |
| 31 | VIVIANI Elia | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 32 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 33 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 34 | HAVIK Yoeri | Beat Cycling | s.t. |
| 35 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 36 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 37 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 38 | DUVAL Julien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 39 | VAN POPPEL Boy | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 40 | BARBIER Rudy | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 41 | DE KLEIJN Arvid | Rally Cycling | s.t. |
| 42 | LOUVEL Matis | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 43 | ANIOLKOWSKI Stanisław | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 44 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 45 | JULLIEN Anthony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 46 | TAMINIAUX Lionel | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 47 | DUPONT Timothy | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 48 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | s.t. |
| 49 | URIANSTAD Martin | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 50 | CAMPENAERTS Victor | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 51 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 52 | BARBIER Pierre | Delko | s.t. |
| 53 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 54 | FEDOROV Yevgeniy | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 55 | NOPPE Christophe | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 56 | BUDDING Martijn | Beat Cycling | s.t. |
| 57 | VERWILST Aaron | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 58 | DAINESE Alberto | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 59 | GIBBONS Ryan | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 60 | DE BACKER Bert | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 61 | MENTEN Milan | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 62 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 63 | TOUZE Damien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 64 | BYSTRØM Sven | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 65 | LAENGEN Vegard | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 66 | LEYSEN Senne | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 67 | KREDER Wesley | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 68 | MERLIER Tim | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 69 | ARCHBOLD Shane | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 1:30 |
| 70 | KEISSE Iljo | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 71 | JENSEN August | Delko | s.t. |
| 72 | SAUGSTAD Lars | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 73 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Total Direct Energie | 1:32 |
| 74 | SENECHAL Florian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 1:33 |
| 75 | CONSONNI Simone | Cofidis | 1:50 |
| 76 | CLAEYS Dimitri | Qhubeka-Assos | 1:55 |
| 77 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | 2:23 |
Start list with back numbers, April 6, 2021:
| LOTTO SOUDAL | |
| 1 | DEGENKOLB John |
| 2 | KLUGE Roger |
| 3 | FRISON Frederik |
| 4 | THIJSSEN Gerben |
| 5 | VERMEERSCH Florian |
| 6 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
| 7 | VAN MOER Brent |
| AG2R-CITROEN | |
| 11 | SARREAU Marc |
| 12 | DEWULF Stan |
| 13 | DUVAL Julien |
| 14 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| 15 | JULLIEN Anthony |
| 16 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 17 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | |
| 21 | BRUSSENSKIY Gleb |
| 23 | FEDOROV Yevgeniy |
| 24 | GIDICH Yevgeniy |
| 25 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
| 26 | PERRY Benjamin |
| 27 | ZAKHAROV Artyom |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 31 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 32 | LAAS Martin |
| 33 | POLITT Nils |
| 34 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 35 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| 36 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| 37 | BURGHARDT Marcus |
| COFIDIS | |
| 41 | VIVIANI Elia |
| 42 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 43 | CONSONNI Simone |
| 44 | BOHLI Tom |
| 45 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| 46 | VANBILSEN Kenneth |
| 47 | WALLAYS Jelle |
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| 51 | BENNETT Sam |
| 52 | ARCHBOLD Shane |
| 53 | KEISSE Iljo |
| 54 | MORKOV Michael |
| 55 | SENECHAL Florian |
| 56 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| 57 | CAVENDISH Mark |
| 61 | DEMARE Arnaud |
| 62 | GUARNIERI Jacopo |
| 63 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 64 | ASKEY Lewis |
| 65 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
| 66 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 67 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas |
| INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX | |
| 71 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| 72 | KREDER Wesley |
| 73 | MINALI Riccardo |
| 74 | VAN DER HOORN Taco |
| 75 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| 76 | KOCH Jonas |
| 77 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| ISRAEL START-UP NATION | |
| 81 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 82 | BIERMANS Jenthe |
| 83 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
| 84 | CIMOLAI Davide |
| 85 | HOFSTETTER Hugo |
| 86 | VAHTRA Norman |
| 87 | VAN ASBROECK Tom |
| TEAM DSM | |
| 91 | BOL Cees |
| 92 | ARNDT Nikias |
| 93 | DAINESE Alberto |
| 94 | VAN UDEN Casper |
| 96 | MÄRKL Niklas |
| 97 | SALMON Martin |
| QHUBEKA-ASSOS | |
| 101 | NIZZOLO Giacomo |
| 102 | CAMPENAERTS Victor |
| 103 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 104 | HANSEN Lasse |
| 105 | STOKBRO Andreas |
| 106 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 107 | WALSCHEID Max |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 121 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 122 | RICHEZE Maximiliano |
| 123 | GIBBONS Ryan |
| 124 | LAENGEN Vegard |
| 125 | OLIVEIRA Ivo |
| 126 | OLIVEIRA Rui |
| 127 | BYSTROM Sven |
| ALPECIN-FENIX | |
| 131 | MERLIER Tim |
| 132 | TAMINIAUX Lionel |
| 133 | LEYSEN Senne |
| 134 | PHILIPSEN Jasper |
| 135 | RICHARDSON Alexandar |
| 136 | RICKAERT Jonas |
| 137 | DE BONDT Dries |
| B&B HOTELS | |
| 141 | COQUARD Bryan |
| 142 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 143 | LECROQ Jérémy |
| 144 | LEMOINE Cyril |
| 145 | MORICE Julien |
| 146 | MOZZATO Luca |
| 147 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas |
| BINGOAL-WB | |
| 151 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 152 | ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw |
| 153 | CASTRIQUE Jonas |
| 154 | DE BIE Sean |
| 155 | REX Laurenz |
| 156 | MENTEN Milan |
| 157 | VALLEE Boris |
| DELKO | |
| 161 | GROSU Eduard-Michael |
| 162 | CARISEY Clément |
| 163 | JENSEN August |
| 164 | GONCALVES Jose |
| 165 | BARBIER Pierre |
| 166 | RAJOVIC Dusan |
| 167 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| RALLY CYCLING | |
| 171 | DE KLEIJN Arvid |
| 172 | CARPENTER Robin |
| 173 | COTÉ Pier-André |
| 174 | DAL-CIN Matteo |
| 175 | DE VOS Adam |
| 176 | SHEFFIELD Magnus |
| 177 | ZUKOWSKY Nick |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 181 | VERWILST Aaron |
| 182 | DE KETELE Kenny |
| 183 | MARIT Arne |
| 184 | WILLEMS Thimo |
| 185 | GHYS Robbe |
| 186 | VANHOOF Ward |
| 187 | WEEMAES Sasha |
| ARKÉA-SAMSIC | |
| 191 | |
| 192 | GRONDIN Donovan |
| 193 | LOUVEL Matis |
| 194 | RUSSO Clement |
| 195 | MCLAY Daniel |
| 196 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 197 | WELTEN Bram |
| TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| 201 | BONIFAZIO Niccolo |
| 202 | GAUDIN Damien |
| 203 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
| 204 | MAITRE Florian |
| 205 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 206 | PETIT Adrien |
| 207 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
| UNO-X | |
| 211 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 212 | JOHANSEN Julius |
| 213 | LARSEN Niklas |
| 214 | MADSEN Frederik |
| 215 | SAUGSTAD Lars |
| 216 | URIANSTAD Martin |
| 217 | WAERENSKJOLD Søren |
| BEAT CYCLING | |
| 231 | VAN SCHIP Jan-Willem |
| 232 | BUDDING Martijn |
| 233 | BUGTER Luuc |
| 234 | MUSEEUW Stefano |
| 235 | HAVIK Piotr |
| 236 | HAVIK Yoeri |
| 237 | KOOISTRA Maarten |
| EVOPRO RACING | |
| 241 | VAN STAEYEN Michael |
| 242 | BROWN Jonathan |
| 243 | EYSKENS Jeroen |
| 244 | NOLAN Sean |
| 245 | NISU Oskar |
| 246 | WALSH Ben |
| 247 | SCHIZZI Vitor |