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2024 Scheldeprijs (1.Pro)
(Grand Prix de l'Escaut), Belgium

112th edition: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Scheldeprijs podium history | 2023 edition | Map | Photos | Start list

Terneuzen - Schoten, 205.3 km

Tim Merlier wins the 2024 Scheldeprijs. Getty Sport photo

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Weather at the finish city of Schoten at 1:50 PM, local time: 13C (56F), cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 17% chance of rain.

The race: Florian Sénéchal (Arkea-B&B Hotels) did not start. Early in the race Gerben Thijssen (Intermarché-Wanty) & Jonathan Guatibonza (UAE Team Emirates) abandoned after crashing.

Here's the report from winner Tim Merlier's Team Soudal Quick-Step:

Tim Merlier showed Wednesday afternoon there is a reason why he is the most successful sprinter of the season, taking a crushing success at the 112th edition of Scheldeprijs, the 205.3km race held between Terneuzen and Schoten. The win Merlier got on home turf was made even more impressive by the fact that with just 15 kilometers to go he had a puncture, but a fast bike change and an incredible effort of his Soudal Quick-Step teammates helped the two-time Belgian Champion return to the peloton before things began heating up.

Ahead of the flamme rouge, Tim found himself a bit far back, but Bert Van Lerberghe powered like a locomotive through the middle of the pack, and Merlier immediately glued himself to the wheel of his best friend, moving to the front of the bunch in the space of seconds. On the run-in to the line, the 31-year-old capitalised on Bert’s incredible effort, unleashing a huge turn of speed with 200 meters to go on the left side of the road.

Victorious in six races this season prior to Scheldeprijs, Tim took a crushing sprint win despite launching early, putting several bike lengths into Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla), who rounded out the podium at this third-fastest Scheldeprijs edition in history.

“The race was a bit nervous, especially in the first part of the day, with the rain and the echelons. Fortunately, we were in a good position and remained attentive the entire race, even after a regrouping took place. I had some bad luck with that late puncture, but I could come back and then Bert was of great help in the finale. When I felt it was the right moment to go, I opened my sprint and just kept going. I’m delighted with my first win in this race and with sitting on seven victories since the start of the year”, Tim explained after delivering Soudal Quick-Step’s seventh success in Scheldeprijs.


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Complete results:

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205.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.933 km/hr

1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 4hr 17min 4sec
2 Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
3 Dylan Groenewegen Jayco-AlUla s.t.
4 Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
5 Hugo Hofstetter Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
6 Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility s.t.
7 Sam Welsford Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
8 Matteo Moschetti Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
9 Madis Mihkels Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
10 Matteo Trentin Tudor Pro Cycling Team s.t.
11 Piet Allegaert Cofidis s.t.
12 Timothy Dupont Tarteletto-Isorex s.t.
13 Arvid De Kleijn Tudor Pro Cycling Team s.t.
14 Jarne Van De Paar Lotto Dstny s.t.
15 Dries Van Gestel TotalEnergies s.t.
16 Davide Bomboi TDT-Unibet s.t.
17 Luca Mozzato Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
18 Casper Van Uden Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
19 Daniel McLay Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
20 Riley Pickrell Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
21 Edward Theuns Lidl-Trek s.t.
22 Huub Artz Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
23 Abram Stockman TDT-Unibet s.t.
24 Sebastian Molano UAE Team Emirates s.t.
25 Danny Van Poppel Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
26 Luka Mezgec Jayco-AlUla s.t.
27 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
28 Stanislaw Aniolkowski Cofidis s.t.
29 Itamar Einhorn Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
30 William Blume Levy Uno-X Mobility s.t.
31 Sasha Weemaes Bingoal-WB s.t.
32 Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl-Trek s.t.
33 Alexis Renard Cofidis s.t.
34 Jens Reynders Bingoal-WB s.t.
35 Jenthe Biermans Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
36 Bert Van Lerberghe Soudal Quick-Step @ 15sec
37 Donavan Grondin Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
38 Nadav Raisberg Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
39 Blake Quick Jayco-AlUla s.t.
40 Oded Kogut Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
41 Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team 0:22
42 Luke Lamperti Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
43 Alexander Krieger Tudor Pro Cycling Team 0:27
44 Gianni Moscon Soudal Quick-Step 0:34
45 Rüdiger Selig Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
46 Niklas Märkl Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
47 Michiel Lambrecht Bingoal-WB s.t.
48 Aaron Van Der Beken Bingoal-WB s.t.
49 Arne Santy Tarteletto-Isorex s.t.
50 Elmar Reinders Jayco-AlUla s.t.
51 Rasmus Bøgh Wallin Uno-X Mobility s.t.
52 Luca De Meester Bingoal-WB s.t.
53 Rory Townsend Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
54 Jeroen Van Krimpen BEAT Cycling Club s.t.
55 Tord Gudmestad Uno-X Mobility s.t.
56 Owen Geleijn TDT-Unibet s.t.
57 Gijs Van Hoecke Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
58 Kiaan Watts Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
59 Lucas Janssen Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
60 Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
61 Lars Loohuis BEAT Cycling Club s.t.
62 Louis Blouwe Bingoal-WB s.t.
63 Sébastien Grignard Lotto Dstny s.t.
64 Thomas Joseph Tarteletto-Isorex s.t.
65 Mathijs Paasschens Lotto Dstny s.t.
66 Ward Vanhoof Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
67 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
68 Joey Rosskopf Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
69 Max Walscheid Jayco-AlUla s.t.
70 Joshua Giddings Lotto Dstny s.t.
71 Bram Welten Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
72 Jacopo Guarnieri Lotto Dstny s.t.
73 Benjamin Peatfield Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
74 Mirko Bozzola Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
75 Cyrus Monk Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
76 Negasi Haylu Abreha Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
77 Frank Aron Ragilo Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
78 Christophe Noppe Cofidis s.t.
79 Lucas Boniface TotalEnergies s.t.
80 Anthony Turgis TotalEnergies s.t.
81 Hartthijs De Vries TDT-Unibet s.t.
82 Bram Dissel BEAT Cycling Club s.t.
83 Ramon Sinkeldam Alpecin-Deceuninck 0:53
84 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
85 Sandy Dujardin TotalEnergies s.t.
86 Michiel Coppens BEAT Cycling Club 1:05
87 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
88 Mauro Verwilt Tarteletto-Isorex s.t.
89 Filip Maciejuk Bora-hansgrohe 1:09
90 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek s.t.
91 Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek s.t.
92 Gibbe Staes UAE Team Emirates s.t.
93 Tim Declercq Lidl-Trek s.t.
94 Pavel Bittner Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
95 Baptiste Planckaert Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
96 Tijmen Eising BEAT Cycling Club s.t.
97 Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
98 Thomas Gachignard TotalEnergies 1:16
99 Senne Leysen Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
100 Siebe Deweirdt Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
101 Yevgeniy Gidich Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
102 Michael Mørkøv Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
103 Jordi Warlop Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
104 Aimé De Gendt Cofidis s.t.
105 Jelle Vermoote Bingoal-WB s.t.
106 Mika Heming Tudor Pro Cycling Team 1:26
107 Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
108 Lionel Taminiaux Lotto Dstny 1:45
109 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team s.t.
110 Miles Scotson Arkéa-B&B Hotels s.t.
111 Daan Hoole Lidl-Trek 2:02
112 Ivo Oliveira UAE Team Emirates 2:07
113 Nico Denz Bora-hansgrohe 2:13
114 Ryan Mullen Bora-hansgrohe 2:17
115 Alvaro Hodeg UAE Team Emirates s.t.
116 Nicklas Pedersen TDT-Unibet s.t.
117 Sebastian Nielsen TDT-Unibet s.t.
118 Rick Zabel Israel-Premier Tech 2:21
119 Marco Haller Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
120 Jakob Söderqvist Lidl-Trek 2:25
121 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan 2:42
122 Yevgeniy Fedorov Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
123 Axel Huens TDT-Unibet s.t.
124 Tim Naberman Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
125 Vincent Van Hemelen Team Flanders-Baloise 2:46
126 Kelland O'Brien Jayco-AlUla 3:01
127 Ludovic Robeet Cofidis s.t.
128 Daniel Årnes Uno-X Mobility 3:17
129 Louis Bendixen Uno-X Mobility s.t.
130 Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility s.t.
131 Stijn Appel BEAT Cycling Club 3:54
132 Robbe Ghys Alpecin-Deceuninck 3:58
133 Juan David Sierra Tudor Pro Cycling Team 4:03
134 Liam Slock Lotto Dstny 4:34
135 Warre Vangheluwe Soudal Quick-Step 4:56
136 Jules Hesters Team Flanders-Baloise 5:24
137 Emil Herzog Bora-hansgrohe 5:47

 

Course map:

 

 

2024 Scheldeprijs photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Gianni Moscon and Tim Merlier at the riders presentation ceremony

Jasper Philipsen picks up his bike before the race start.

Luca Mozzato

Edward Theuns

Dylan Groenewegen

The peloton is in the finish town of Schoten

Stijn Appel tried to get away.

As did Liam Slock & Baptiste Planckaert

Luca Mezgec

The race is Tim Merlier's

Tim Merlier is clearly the fastest rider of the day.

The podium, from left: Jasper Philipsen (2nd), Tim Merlier (1st) & Dylan Groenewegen (3rd).

Race winner Tim Merlier


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Start list with back numbers, April 2, 2024:

Alpecin-Deceuninck
1 Jasper Philipsen
2 Simon Dehairs
3 Robbe Ghys
4 Kaden Groves
5 Edward Planckaert
6 Senne Leysen
7 Ramon Sinkeldam
Soudal Quick-Step
11 Tim Merlier
12 Gianni Moscon
13 Casper Pedersen
14 Luke Lamperti
15 Bert Van Lerberghe
16 Warre Vangheluwe
17 Jordi Warlop
Intermarché-Wanty
21 Gerben Thijssen
22 Huub Artz
23 Madis Mihkels
24 Arne Marit
25 Baptiste Planckaert
26 Gijs Van Hoecke
27 Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk
Arkea-B&B Hotels
31 Luca Mozzato
32 Jenthe Biermans
33 Donavan Grondin
34 Lucas Janssen
35 Daniel McLay
36 Florian Sénéchal
37 Miles Scotson
Bora-hansgrohe
41 Sam Welsford
42 Nico Denz
43 Marco Haller
44 Emil Herzog
45 Filip Maciejuk
46 Ryan Mullen
47 Danny Van Poppel
Cofidis
51 Stanislaw Aniolkowski
52 Piet Allegaert
53 Aimé De Gendt
55 Christophe Noppe
56 Alexis Renard
57 Ludovic Robeet
Lidl-Trek
61 Edward Theuns
62 Tim Declercq
63 Jakob Söderqvist
64 Daan Hoole
65 Torn Teutenberg Tim
66 Mathias Vacek
67 Otto Vergaerde
Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL
71 Casper Van Uden
72 Pavel Bittner
73 Benjamin Peatfield
74 Niklas Märkl
75 Tim Naberman
76 Aron Ragilo Frank
77 Bram Welten
Team Jayco-Alula
81 Dylan Groenewegen
82 Amund Grøndahl Jansen
83 Luka Mezgec
84 Kelland O'Brien
85 Blake Quick
86 Elmar Reinders
87 Max Walscheid
UAE Team Emirates
91 Sebastian Molano
92 Ivo Oliveira
94 Jhonatan Guatibonza
95 Alvaro Hodeg
96 Gibbe Staes
97 Michael Vink
Lotto Dstny
101 Jacopo Guarnieri
102 Joshua Giddings
103 Sébastien Grignard
104 Mathijs Paasschens
105 Liam Slock
106 Lionel Taminiaux
107 Jarne Van De Paar
Astana Qazaqstan Team
111 Cees Bol
112 Yevgeniy Fedorov
113 Yevgeniy Gidich
114 Dmitriy Gruzdev
115 Michael Mørkøv
116 Rüdiger Selig
117 Gleb Syritsa
Israel-Premier Tech
121 Hugo Hofstetter
122 Itamar Einhorn
123 Oded Kogut
124 Riley Pickrell
125 Nadav Raisberg
126 Kiaan Watts
127 Rick Zabel
Uno-X Mobility
131 Søren Wærenskjold
132 Louis Bendixen
133 Stian Fredheim
134 Tord Gudmestad
135 Daniel Årnes
136 William Blume Levy
137 Rasmus Bøgh Wallin
Bingoal-WB
141 Sasha Weemaes
142 Louis Blouwe
143 Luca De Meester
144 Michiel Lambrecht
145 Jens Reynders
146 Aaron Van Der Beken
147 Jelle Vermoote
Team Flanders-Baloise
152 Toon Clynhens
153 Siebe Deweirdt
154 Jules Hesters
155 Elias Maris
156 Ward Vanhoof
157 Vincent Van Hemelen
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
161 Matteo Moschetti
162 Joey Rosskopf
163 Negasi Haylu Abreha
164 Mirko Bozzola
165 Cyrus Monk
166 Szymon Sajnok
167 Rory Townsend
TDT-Unibet
171 Davide Bomboi
172 Hartthijs De Vries
173 Owen Geleijn
174 Axel Huens
175 Sebastian Nielsen
176 Nicklas Pedersen
177 Abram Stockman
TotalEnergies
181 Dries Van Gestel
182 Lucas Boniface
183 Thomas Gachignard
184 Sandy Dujardin
185 Anthony Turgis
186 Baptiste Vadic
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
191 Arvid De Kleijn
192 Mika Heming
193 Alexander Krieger
194 Petr Kelemen
195 Juan David Sierra
196 Matteo Trentin
197 Maikel Zijlaard
Beat Cycling Club
201 Michiel Coppens
202 Bram Dissel
203 Wessel Krul
204 Lars Loohuis
205 Stijn Appel
206 Tijmen Eising
207 Jeroen Van Krimpen
Tarteletto-Isorex
211 Timothy Dupont
212 Bo Godart
213 Jonas Goeman
214 Thomas Joseph
215 Arne Santy
216 Peder Dahl Strand
217 Mauro Verwilt