110th Scheldeprijs Schoten: 6 April, 2022

[Pantani_lives]

The Scheldeprijs is usually a race for sprinters, but this year the weather promises to be horrific: a lot of rain and a heavy southwest wind. This will make it more selective. The men start at 12.45 PM. Over a distance of 199 km they will ride from Terneuzen through the windy Zeeland (Netherlands), to finish with three local laps in Schoten, Antwerp (Belgium). Time for echelons?

Recent winners:
2012: Marcel Kittel
2013: Marcel Kittel
2014: Marcel Kittel
2015: Alexander Kristoff
2016: Marcel Kittel
2017: Marcel Kittel
2018: Fabio Jakobsen
2019: Fabio Jakobsen
2020: Caleb Ewan
2021: Jasper Philipsen

Multiple winners:
5x Marcel Kittel
3x Piet Oellibrandt
3x Mark Cavendish

The women's race will be held for the second time. Their 138 km race will start at 11.30 AM and finish before the men. Last year Lorena Wiebes won the inaugural edition.

 

[Valv.Piti]

One of the highlights of the season

 

[Orbit501]

Let the skating commence.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm just in it for the comedy that this thread should be.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Is Jasper Philipsen riding? PCs reckon so but GCN have forgot about him in their ratings ..and poor old Sam Bennett doesn't even get a star

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fabio Jakobsen, Tim Merlier
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dylan Groenewegen
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Arnaud De Lie, Nacer Bouhanni
⭐️⭐️ Pascal Ackermann, Fernando Gaviria, Alexander Kristoff, Anthony Turgis
⭐️ Timothy Dupont, Max Walscheid, Nils Politt, Amaury Capiot, Danny van Poppel

 

[Bonimenier]

Is Jasper Philipsen riding? PCs reckon so but GCN have forgot about him in their ratings ..and poor old Sam Bennett doesn't even get a star

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabio Jakobsen, Tim Merlier
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dylan Groenewegen
⭐⭐⭐ Arnaud De Lie, Nacer Bouhanni
⭐⭐ Pascal Ackermann, Fernando Gaviria, Alexander Kristoff, Anthony Turgis
⭐ Timothy Dupont, Max Walscheid, Nils Politt, Amaury Capiot, Danny van Poppel

Yeah, he is. With Merlier getting dropped in the crosswinds, they'll need him. He won't stand a chance against De Lie however.

 

[tobydawq]

Isn't it a bit mean that they don't have a rest day in Itzulia so that the riders would be able to watch this race?

 

[Sciatic]

Speaking of forum memes, waiting for LS to chime in

 

[Red Rick]

We know it's a huge classic because it does not have "classic" in the name.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The weather would allow a selective race with echelons, but the start list isn't very strong. Most of the big teams have a sprinter as their leader, so it might still be a sprint.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The flat Fleche Wallone! Anyway, I'm not complaining - I'd rather have a sprinter's race than no race.

 

[Samamba]

People not realizing we're getting the first Flemish race with really bad weather tomorrow. Going to be interesting for once.

 

[hayneplane]

They really should rename this the GP Marcel Kittel in honour of his 5 wins in the space of just 6 editions.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They really should rename this the Invocation Rite of Belgian Satanists.

 

[ice&fire]

I'm just in it for the comedy that this thread should be.

Mod, please, merge this with the lesser known races thread.

 

[Breh]

Cees Bol is going to win the 6th monument

 

[Billie]

In 2006 Quick-Step had been awful in Roubaix the Sunday before and they really took revenge in the Scheldeprijs. Only 22 finishers:

Scheldeprijs 2006

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[tobydawq]

Cees Bol is going to win the 6th monument

When I scanned a list of previous winners of Flanders the other day, I got quite a surprise when I saw that a fellow named Cees Bal had won it back in the 1970s...

 

[lemon cheese cake]

People not realizing we're getting the first Flemish race with really bad weather tomorrow. Going to be interesting for once.

E3 Harelbeke had some really bad weather. It was warm and sunny.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Cees Bol is going to win the 6th monument

#FemkeIsTheOnlyBol

 

[Red Rick]

They really should rename this the Invocation Rite of Belgian Satanists.

"Low lands truly can't go any lower"

 

[tobydawq]

#FemkeIsTheOnlyBol

I think she's faster than him.

Jumping hurdles with ease would also be an advantage in the Scheldeprijs if your characterisation of it being richly littered with road furniture is correct.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think she's faster than him.

Jumping hurdles with ease would also be an advantage in the Scheldeprijs if your characterisation of it being richly littered with road furniture is correct.

She is, and she is also superior in two other clear ways:

1. she can demonstrably be competitive in races with obstacles you have to get over
2. she understands that flat races should be done indoors.

 

[Panda Claws]

Excited for this one.
Sprinting field looks wide open this year.
Will Merlier be vindicated or will Philipsen get to come 2nd again?
Can they handle Jakobsen? After QST's lacklustre cobbles season so far this is the perfect place to start salvaging.
Will Bennett raise a fat one to Lefevere? Will Groenewegen keep it clean?

Also excited to see Kopecky racing this after winning the Ronde. I don't know if this is the first time a woman races alongside the men but Scheldeprijs seems like an excellent race to test out how this goes.

*** Jakobsen, Groenewegen, Merlier (if he gets to sprint)
** Bennett
* Philipsen (I know he won last year but he has weak mental), Kristoff (if he gets to sprint)

 

[jaylew]

Is Jasper Philipsen riding? PCs reckon so but GCN have forgot about him in their ratings ..and poor old Sam Bennett doesn't even get a star

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabio Jakobsen, Tim Merlier
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dylan Groenewegen
⭐⭐⭐ Arnaud De Lie, Nacer Bouhanni
⭐⭐ Pascal Ackermann, Fernando Gaviria, Alexander Kristoff, Anthony Turgis
⭐ Timothy Dupont, Max Walscheid, Nils Politt, Amaury Capiot, Danny van Poppel

How are you inputting your stars? Every time I try to add an emoji that isn't in the forum's list I get an error.