2020 Scheldeprijs

2020 Scheldeprijs
2020 UCI Europe Tour
2020 UCI ProSeries
Event poster with previous winner Fabio Jakobsen
Event poster with previous winner Fabio Jakobsen
Race details
Dates14 October 2020
Stages1
Distance174[1] km (108.1 mi)
Winning time3h 34' 38"
Results
  Winner  Caleb Ewan (AUS) (Lotto–Soudal)
  Second  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (Total Direct Énergie)
  Third  Bryan Coquard (FRA) (B&B Hotels–Vital Concept)
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The 2020 Scheldeprijs was the 108th edition of the Scheldeprijs road cycling one day race. It was originally scheduled to be held on 8 April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 14 October 2020.[2][3] It was a 1.Pro event on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries.

In previous years, the race course has included sections in both Belgium and the Netherlands, and was originally planned to start in the Dutch city of Terneuzen and finish in the Belgian city of Schoten. However, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, the race course was altered to 10 laps of a 17.4 km (10.8 mi) course in and around Schoten.[1]

Australian rider Caleb Ewan of Lotto–Soudal won the sprint comfortably by a margin of a few bike lengths ahead of the rest of the field. After the race, the original runner-up, Pascal Ackermann of Bora–Hansgrohe, was relegated because he deviated from his line when he began to launch his sprint. In doing so, Ackermann cut across the front wheel of August Jensen of Riwal Securitas, causing the latter to fall heavily. Several other riders, including Pierre Barbier of Nippo–Delko–One Provence and Iván García of Bahrain–McLaren, also crashed in the chain reaction. As a result of Ackermann's relegation, Niccolò Bonifazio and Bryan Coquard were promoted to second and third place, respectively.[4]

Teams

Fifteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, and one UCI Continental team made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. Each team was allowed to enter up to seven riders; the only teams not to do so were Circus–Wanty Gobert and Ineos Grenadiers with six each, and Cofidis with five. Of the 170 riders in the race, only 12 did not finish.[5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Result

Result[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 3h 34' 38"
2  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
3  Bryan Coquard (FRA) B&B Hotels–Vital Concept + 0"
4  Tim Merlier (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
5  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6  Amaury Capiot (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
7  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Riwal Securitas + 0"
8  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
9  Itamar Einhorn (ISR) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"
10  Romain Cardis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"

References

  1. ^ a b "108TH SCHELDEPRIJS WILL START AND FINISH IN SCHOTEN". Scheldeprijs. Flanders Classics. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Amstel Gold Race and Scheldeprijs fall victim to coronavirus". CyclingNews. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "SCHELDEPRIJS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING". 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (14 October 2020). "Caleb Ewan wins shortened 2020 Scheldeprijs". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Scheldeprijs 2020 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ "108th Scheldeprijs Startlist" (PDF). Scheldeprijs. Flanders Classics. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Scheldeprijs 2020 Results". ProCyclingStats. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.