Marcel Kittel, ventitreenne tedesco della Argos-Shimano, si è aggiudicato la 100ª edizione dello Scheldeprijs (o Prix de L’Escaut) con partenza da Anversa e arrivo a Schoten. Kittel ha preceduto in volata Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) e Theo Bos (Rabobank).
Lo sprint si è disputato sotto un vero e proprio diluvio e l’asfalto scivoloso ha causato diverse cadute, prima e dopo l’arrivo, dove è anche stata investita una fotografa. Buonissimi i piazzamenti degli italiani Manuel Belletti (AG2R-La Mondiale) ed Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia), giunti rispettivamente 5° e 6°. Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) 9°.
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) ha condotto per lungo tempo il gruppo, lavorando per il compagno di team Francesco Chicchi, il quale però è rimasto coinvolto in una caduta ai meno 2 km. Boonen ha comunque effettuato un buon allenamento in vista della Parigi-Roubaix di domenica.
Ordine d’arrivo:
1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 4:30:52
2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
3 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
4 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
5 Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
7 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team
8 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
9 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan
10 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
11 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
12 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
13 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
14 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
15 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
16 Victor Manakov (Rus) RusVelo
17 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
18 Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team
19 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
20 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
21 Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp
22 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
23 Jacob Keough (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
24 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
25 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
26 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:04
27 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
28 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp
29 Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
30 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
31 Grégory Rast (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan
32 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team
33 Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano 0:00:18
34 Martin Gilbert (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
35 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
36 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Barracuda
37 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 0:00:22
38 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
39 Rob Goris (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
40 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
41 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp 0:00:38
42 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
43 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
44 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team
45 Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano
46 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:42
47 Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
48 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
49 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
50 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
51 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 0:00:49
52 Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp
53 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
54 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:53
55 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator 0:01:04
56 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
57 Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
58 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:09
59 Cristiano Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
60 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
61 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
62 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:01:32
63 Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin-Barracuda
64 Borut Bozic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 0:01:47
65 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:02:03
66 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 0:02:35
67 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
68 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
69 Kevin Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
70 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
71 Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
72 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
73 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
74 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
75 Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
76 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
77 Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
78 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
79 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:46
80 Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
81 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
82 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
83 Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
84 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
85 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
86 Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
87 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:53
88 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
89 Nikita Eskov (Rus) RusVelo 0:03:05
90 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:03:07
91 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:03:22
92 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 0:03:30
93 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:39
94 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
95 Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator 0:03:57
96 David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
97 Joeri Bueken (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
98 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
99 Jay Thomson (RSA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
100 Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVelo
101 Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
102 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
103 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
104 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Radioshack-Nissan
105 Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
106 Roberto De Patre (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 0:04:04
107 Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:04:06
108 Philip Deignan (Irl) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
109 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Argos-Shimano
110 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
111 Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
112 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
113 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
114 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
115 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
116 Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
117 Rony Martias (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
118 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
119 Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech p/b C10
120 Kun Jiang (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
121 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
122 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusVelo
123 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
124 Matvey Zubov (Rus) RusVelo
125 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Radioshack-Nissan
126 Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
127 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo
128 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
129 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
130 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
131 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
132 Kevin Claeys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
133 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
134 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
135 Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
136 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank
137 Serguei Klimov (Rus) RusVelo
138 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
139 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
140 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp
141 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
142 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar
143 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha Team
144 Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar
145 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan
146 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar
147 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
148 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-Nissan
149 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
150 Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s 0:04:31
151 Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team NetApp 0:06:07
152 Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:06:10
153 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:06:24
154 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar 0:06:52
155 Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony 0:08:36
156 Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 0:08:45
157 Will Routley (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 0:09:25
158 Marc De Maar (AHo) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:09:31
159 Anuar Manan (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 0:09:47