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Terneuzen - Schoten, 205.3 km
Jasper Philipsen is the day's fastest in Schoten.
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Weather at the finish city of Schoten at 1:40 PM, local time: 12C (53F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from second-place Sam Welsford's Team DSM.
Midweek one-day racing continued for the Team DSM on Wednesday as they took on the race dubbed the “unofficial sprinters world championships”, also known as Scheldeprijs. Last year saw an epic edition of the race where the team took third and fourth place after strong winds and rains decimated the bunch. However, the 2023 edition was set to take place under much sunnier and calmer affairs, living up to its unofficial nickname.
With a breakaway forming early in the day, the team worked well as a group to stay safe and conserve as much energy as possible as the kilometres ticked by. Remnants of the original move put up a good fight but they would be caught inside the closing ten kilometres, as Team DSM moved towards the front. With the flamme rouge approaching, the team charged to the front of the bunch, positioning fast finisher Sam Welsford. After being dropped off at the front by the team, the Aussie rider surfed the wheels in the closing few hundred metres; desperate to open up his sprint. Unfortunately, he was stuck somewhat and couldn’t fully open up his sprint but still fought all the way to the line for a second place finish. A good result after some strong teamwork throughout the day.
Another shot of the sprint.
Welsford said: “It was a pretty controlled day and with no wind it meant for an easy day until the final which was then going to be really fast and hectic. The boys did super well looking after me into the last couple of kilometres. The laps were pretty hectic so good positioning was important. I got a little bit squeezed and couldn’t really open up my sprint on the barriers but I think we were really close to the top step again and if we keep working like this as a team then we’ll be up there again soon.”
Team DSM coach Roy Curvers added: “I think we rode a good final with the team, always kept Sam safe, and made sure we put him in a good position from where he could start his sprint. He was in Philipsen’s wheel but unfortunately Philipsen is a smart and world class sprinter so he never opened the door to give Sam the opportunity to really go for the win which is fair game. In the end it means that we have to be happy with the second place and the ride the guys did, which we are.”
Complete results:
205.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.372 km/hr
1 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4hr 25min 38sec |
2 | Sam Welsford | Team DSM | s.t. |
3 | Mark Cavendish | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
4 | Dylan Groenewegen | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
5 | Gerben Thijssen | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
6 | Edward Theuns | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
7 | Max Walscheid | Cofidis | s.t. |
8 | Caleb Ewan | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
9 | Itamar Einhorn | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
10 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
11 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
12 | Matyas Kopecky | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
13 | Matteo Moschetti | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
14 | Taj Jones | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
15 | Jordi Meeus | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
16 | Luca Mozzato | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
17 | Kristoffer Halvorsen | Uno-X | s.t. |
18 | Daniel McLlay | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
19 | Adam De Vos | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
20 | Madis Mihkels | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
21 | Rory Townsend | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
22 | Casper Van Uden | Team DSM | s.t. |
23 | Attilio Viviani | Team Corratec | s.t. |
24 | Samuele Zambelli | Team Corratec | s.t. |
25 | August Jensen | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
26 | Gil D'Heygere | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
27 | Lindsay De Vylder | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
28 | Riley Pickrell | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
29 | Alexander Konychev | Team Corratec | s.t. |
30 | Ewen Costiou | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
31 | Aaron Gate | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
32 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
33 | Alexander Salby | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
34 | Jonas Rickaert | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
35 | Fabio Jakobsen | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
36 | Otto Vergaerde | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
37 | Jens Reynders | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
38 | Declan Irvine | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
39 | Lorenzo Quartucci | Team Corratec | s.t. |
40 | Karl Patrick Lauk | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
41 | Vito Braet | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
42 | Emils Liepins | Trek-Segafredo | @ 6sec |
43 | Ryan Mullen | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
44 | Piet Allegaert | Cofidis | s.t. |
45 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
46 | Florian Sénéchal | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
47 | Arne Marit | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
48 | Yoeri Havik | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
49 | Andrii Ponomar | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
50 | Eddy Finé | Cofidis | s.t. |
51 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
52 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
53 | Mathias Vacek | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
54 | Rick Zabel | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
55 | Søren Wærenskjold | Uno-X | s.t. |
56 | Hugo Hofstetter | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
57 | Rotem Tene | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
58 | Jasper Dejaegher | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
59 | Hamish Beadle | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
60 | Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 0:12 |
61 | Igor Chzhan | Astana Qazaqstan | 0:14 |
62 | Alex Colman | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
63 | Ollie Jones | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
64 | Sander De Pestel | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
65 | Nicolò Parisini | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
66 | Alex Edmondson | Team DSM | s.t. |
67 | Simone Olivero | Team Corratec | s.t. |
68 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
69 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
70 | Cériel Desal | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
71 | Thibaut Bernard | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
72 | Wessel Krul | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
73 | Sam Brand | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
74 | Mitchel Fitzsimons | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
75 | Louis Blouwe | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
76 | Umberto Poli | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
77 | Boy Van Poppel | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
78 | Matthijs Büchli | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
79 | Kamil Malecki | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
80 | Antonio Barac | Team Corratec | s.t. |
81 | Thijs Zonneveld | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
82 | Gleb Syritsa | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
83 | Antonio Puppio | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
84 | Luke Mudgway | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
85 | Gilles De Wilde | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
86 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
87 | Patrick Gamper | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
88 | Alexander Kristoff | Uno-X | 0:20 |
89 | Tord Gudmestad | Uno-X | s.t. |
90 | Stan Van Tricht | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:24 |
91 | Luka Mezgec | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
92 | Campbell Stewart | Jayco-AlUla | 0:26 |
93 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Lotto Dstny | 0:27 |
94 | Ruben Apers | Team Flanders-Baloise | 0:32 |
95 | Jannik Steimle | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
96 | Tim Declercq | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
97 | Emiel Vermeulen | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
98 | Christophe Noppe | Cofidis | s.t. |
99 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
100 | Elmar Reinders | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
101 | Alessandro Fedeli | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
102 | Rüdiger Selig | Lotto Dstny | 0:35 |
103 | Cees Bol | Astana Qazaqstan | 0:38 |
104 | Jelle Wallays | Cofidis | 0:40 |
105 | Gage Hecht | Human Powered Health | s.t. |
106 | André Carvalho | Cofidis | s.t. |
107 | Senne Leysen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
108 | Dorian De Maeght | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
109 | Jonas Koch | BORA-hansgrohe | 0:45 |
110 | Filippo Conca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 0:46 |
111 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | 0:49 |
112 | Marco Haller | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
113 | Filippo Ridolfo | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
114 | Martin Laas | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
115 | Bram Dissel | BEAT Cycling Club | 0:51 |
116 | Niklas Märkl | Team DSM | s.t. |
117 | Alberto Dainese | Team DSM | s.t. |
118 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Dstny | 0:54 |
119 | Blake Quick | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
120 | Michael Schwarzmann | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
121 | Marc Brustenga | Trek-Segafredo | 0:57 |
122 | David Dekker | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:24 |
123 | Daan Hoole | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
124 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
125 | Robbe Ghys | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 3:16 |
126 | Zdenek Stybar | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
127 | Lionel Taminiaux | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
128 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | Astana Qazaqstan | 3:28 |
129 | Lukas Pöstlberger | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
130 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X | 4:28 |
131 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Team DSM | s.t. |
132 | Tim Naberman | Team DSM | s.t. |
133 | Louis Bendixen | Uno-X | s.t. |
134 | Liam Slock | Lotto Dstny | 5:32 |
135 | Vincent Hoppezak | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
136 | Giulio Masotto | Team Corratec | s.t. |
Course map & profile:
Start list with back numbers and team directors, April 4, 2023:
144 back numbers assigned. Team directors = DS
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
DS | Gino Van Oudenhove |
1 | Alexander Kristoff |
2 | Marcus Sander Hansen |
3 | Louis Bendixen |
4 | Tord Gudmestad |
5 | Kristoffer Halvorsen |
6 | William Blume Levy |
7 | Søren Wærenskjold |
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | |
DS | Wilfried Peeters |
11 | Fabio Jakobsen |
12 | Tim Declercq |
13 | Casper Pedersen |
14 | Jannik Steimle |
15 | Bert Van Lerberghe |
16 | Stan Van Tricht |
17 | Florian Sénéchal |
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | |
DS | Gianni Meersman |
21 | Jasper Philipsen |
22 | Jonas Rickaert |
23 | Robbe Ghys |
24 | Senne Leysen |
25 | Mathieu Van Der Poel |
26 | Ramon Sinkeldam |
27 | Lionel Taminiaux |
INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | |
DS | Pieter Vanspeybrouck |
31 | Gerben Thijssen |
32 | Jasper Dejaegher |
33 | Julius Johansen |
34 | Arne Marit |
35 | Madis Mihkels |
36 | Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk |
37 | Boy Van Poppel |
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | |
DS | Stefano Zanini |
41 | Mark Cavendish |
42 | Cees Bol |
43 | Igor Chzhan |
44 | Yevgeniy Fedorov |
45 | Dmitriy Gruzdev |
46 | Martin Laas |
47 | Gleb Syritsa |
BORA-HANSGROHE | |
DS | Jean-Pierre Heynderickx |
51 | Jordi Meeus |
52 | Shane Archbold |
53 | Patrick Gamper |
54 | Jonas Koch |
55 | Marco Haller |
56 | Ryan Mullen |
57 | Danny Van Poppel |
COFIDIS | |
DS | Thierry Marichal |
61 | Max Walscheid |
62 | André Carvalho |
63 | Eddy Finé |
64 | Piet Allegaert |
65 | Christophe Noppe |
66 | Jelle Wallays |
TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC | |
DS | Yvon Caer |
71 | Andrii Ponomar |
72 | Ewen Costiou |
73 | David Dekker |
74 | Hugo Hofstetter |
75 | Daniel Mclay |
76 | Luca Mozzato |
TEAM DSM | |
DS | Roy Curvers |
81 | Sam Welsford |
82 | Tobias Lund Andresen |
83 | Alberto Dainese |
84 | Niklas Märkl |
85 | Tim Naberman |
86 | Casper Van Uden |
87 | Alex Edmondson |
TEAM JAYCO-ALULA | |
DS | Mathew Hayman |
91 | Dylan Groenewegen |
92 | Zdenek Stybar |
93 | Luka Mezgec |
94 | Lukas Pöstlberger |
95 | Blake Quick |
96 | Elmar Reinders |
97 | Campbell Stewart |
TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
DS | Steven De Jongh |
101 | Edward Theuns |
102 | Mathias Vacek |
103 | Marc Brustenga |
104 | Daan Hoole |
105 | Emils Liepins |
106 | Otto Vergaerde |
LOTTO DSTNY | |
DS | Allan Davis |
111 | Caleb Ewan |
112 | Jasper De Buyst |
113 | Jarrad Drizners |
114 | Jacopo Guarnieri |
115 | Rüdiger Selig |
116 | Michael Schwarzmann |
117 | Liam Slock |
ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | |
DS | Dirk Demol |
121 | Rick Zabel |
122 | Itamar Einhorn |
123 | Taj Jones |
124 | Riley Pickrell |
125 | Jens Reynders |
126 | Rotem Tene |
127 | Giacomo Nizzolo |
BINGOAL-WB | |
DS | Olivier Kaisen |
131 | Louis Blouwe |
132 | Dorian De Maeght |
133 | Cériel Desal |
134 | Alexander Salby |
135 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck |
136 | Karl Patrick Lauk |
137 | Thibaut Bernard |
BOLTON EQUITIES-BLACK SPOKE | |
DS | Franky Van Haesebroucke |
141 | Aaron Gate |
142 | Ethan Batt |
143 | Ollie Jones |
144 | Luke Mudgway |
145 | Mitchel Fitzsimons |
146 | Josh Kench |
147 | Rory Townsend |
HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | |
DS | Luuc Bugter |
151 | August Jensen |
152 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski |
153 | Alan Banaszek |
154 | Adam De Vos |
155 | Gage Hecht |
156 | Wessel Krul |
157 | Gijs Van Hoecke |
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
DS | Rik Reinerink |
161 | Matteo Moschetti |
162 | Filippo Conca |
163 | Alessandro Fedeli |
164 | Tobias Ludvigsson |
165 | Nicolò Parisini |
166 | Antonio Puppio |
167 | Kamil Malecki |
TEAM CORRATEC | |
DS | Francesco Frassi |
171 | Alexander Konychev |
172 | Antonio Barac |
173 | Giulio Masotto |
174 | Simone Olivero |
175 | Lorenzo Quartucci |
176 | Attilio Viviani |
177 | Samuele Zambelli |
TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE | |
DS | Kenny De Ketele |
181 | Ruben Apers |
182 | Lindsay De Vylder |
183 | Sander De Pestel |
184 | Vito Braet |
185 | Alex Colman |
186 | Ward Vanhoof |
187 | Gilles De Wilde |
TEAM NOVO NORDISK | |
DS | Gennady Mikhaylov |
191 | Hamish Beadle |
192 | Sam Brand |
193 | Joonas Henttala |
194 | Declan Irvine |
195 | Matyas Kopecky |
196 | Filippo Ridolfo |
197 | Umberto Poli |
BEAT CYCLING CLUB | |
DS | Brian Van Goethem |
201 | Matthijs Büchli |
202 | Gil D'Heygere |
203 | Bram Dissel |
204 | Yoeri Havik |
205 | Vincent Hoppezak |
206 | Emiel Vermeulen |
207 | Thijs Zonneveld |