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Scheldeprijs –
Grand Prix de l'Escaut (1.Pro), Belgium
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
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The race:
The Scheldeprijs (in French, Grand Prix de l'Escaut) is a Belgian single-day race run in mid-April, although in it's distant past it had been a summer race.
Generally run over flat roads with some cobbled sectors, the Scheldeprijs is oldest race currently run in Flanders. The first edition was run in 1907.
There were two editions of the race in 1926.
German racer Marcel Kittel holds the record for the most wins at five.
In 2005 the race was classifed as HC. In 2020 that ranking was changed to 1.Pro
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Scheldeprijs complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1907 | Maurice Leturgie | Eugène Platteau | François Verstraeten | ||
| 1908 | Adrien Kranskens | Guido Devogelaere | Jules Bayens | ||
| 1909 | Raymond van Parys | Jules Wiot | Bouts | ||
| 1910 | Florent Luyckx | Jozef Bouw | Louis Valckenaers | ||
| 1911 | Florent Luyckx | Frans Tyck | Jan van Ingelghem | ||
| 1912 | Joseph van Wetter | Frans Tyck | Vermeylen | ||
| 1913 | Joseph van Wetter | Vermeylen | Ysermans | ||
| 1914 | Octave Jacques | Guillaume Perwez | Edmond Dosy | ||
| 1915 - 1918: Race not held | |||||
| 1919 | Isidoor Mechant | Karel Block | Marcel Buysse | ||
| 1920 | Victor Lenaers | Jean-Baptiste Mosselmans | Bervoets | ||
| 1921 | René Vermandel | Isidoor Mechant | John van Ruysseveldt | ||
| 1922 | Florent Van den Berghe | Henri Moerenhout | Alfons van Hecke | ||
| 1923 | Emile Thollembeek | Maurice Dewaele | Denis Verschueren | ||
| 1924 | René Vermandel | Denis Verschueren | Adolf van Bruaene | ||
| 1925 | Karel van Hassel | André Verbist | Henri Hoevenaers | ||
| 1926 | Jef Dervaes | Jan Mertens | Louis Delannoy | ||
| 1926 | Marcel Cloquet | van Kampenhout | Marinus Valentijn | ||
| 1927 | Georges Ronsse | Armand van Bruaene | Rémi van Impe | ||
| 1928 | Jef Dervaes | André Verbist | Jan Mertens | ||
| 1929 | Joseph Wauters | André Verbist | Alfred Haemerlinck | ||
| 1930 | Denis Verschueren | Joseph Wauters | August Reyns | ||
| 1931 | Godefried de Vocht | Odiel van Hevel | Denis Verschieren | ||
| 1932 | Godefried de Vocht | Denis Verschueren | August Reyns | ||
| 1933 | Josef "Flander" Horemans | Louis Hardiquest | Louis Duerloo | ||
| 1934 | Léon Tommies | Alfred Haemerlinck | Joseph Moerenhout | ||
| 1935 | Gérard Loncke | Edward Vissers | Gustaaf Deloors | ||
| 1936 | Marcel van Schil 4hr 25min |
Frans van Hassel @ 10 meters |
Camille Michielsen @ s.t. |
175 km | 39.62 |
| 1937 | Sylvain Grysolle 4hr 25min |
Michel d'Houghe @ s.t. |
Josef Huts @ s.t. |
162 km | 36.68 |
| 1938 | Antoine Dignef 4hr 39min |
Aloïs de Bruyne 2 s.t. |
Achiel Buysse @ s.t. |
170 km | 36.56 |
| 1939 | Achiel Buysse 4hr 22min |
Auguste Toubeau @ s.t. |
Roger Vendendriessche @ s.t. |
162 km | 37.10 |
| 1940: Race not held | |||||
| 1941 | Stan Ockers 4hr 16min 20sec |
Gorgon Hermans @ s.t. |
Jan Valkenborgh @ s.t. |
162 km | 37.92 |
| 1942 | Lode Busschops 4hr 25min 25sec |
Auguste Janssens @ 1/2 wheel |
Hector Bruneel @ 1 wheel |
160 km | 36.17 |
| 1943 | Eloi Meulenberg 4hr 32min |
Roger van Melkebeke @ 4 bike lengths |
Roger van Eenaeme @ s.t. |
175 km | 38.60 |
| 1944, 1945: Race not held | |||||
| 1946 | Stan Ockers 4hr 42min |
Ernest Sterckx @ s.t. |
Gustaaf van Overloop @ s.t. |
175 km | 35.32 |
| 1947 | René Mertens 5hr 46min |
Albert Sercu @ s.t. |
Henri Bauwens @ s.t. |
216 km | 37.46 |
| 1948 | Achiel Buysse 5hr 3min |
Frans Knaepkens @ 15sec |
Theo Middelkamp @ 1min 10sec |
204 km | 40.40 |
| 1949 | Roger Decorte 5hr 32min |
Valère Olliviere @ s.t. |
Ernest Sterckx @ s.t. |
204 km | 36.87 |
| 1950 | André Pieters 5hr 24min |
Lode Poels @ s.t. |
Ernest Sterckx @ s.t. |
214 km | 39.63 |
| 1951 | Ernest Sterckx 5hr 30min |
Valère Ollivier @ s.t. |
Georges Claes @ s.t. |
213 km | 38.73 |
| 1952 | Roger Decorte 5hr 36min |
Karel De Baere @ s.t. |
Ernest Sterckx @ s.t. |
213 km | 38.04 |
| 1953 | Hans Dekkers 5hr 13min |
Léo Buyst @ 20 meters |
Karel de Baere @ s.t. |
208 km | 39.87 |
| 1954 | Roger Decock 5hr 33min |
Marcel Janssens @ s.t. |
Ernest Sterckx @ 50sec |
213 km | 38.38 |
| 1955 | Briek Schotte 5hr 50min |
Marcel Janssens @ 10sec |
Jos de Feyter @ s.t. |
209 km | 35.83 |
| 1956 | Rik van Looy 5hr 43min |
Rik Luyten @ 2 bike lengths |
Kay Alan Olsen @ s.t. |
213 km | 37.26 |
| 1957 | Rik van Looy 5hr 25min |
Willy Lauwers @ s.t. |
Jan van Gompel @ s.t. |
222 km | 40.98 |
| 1958 | Raymond Vrancken 5hr 30min |
Frans van Looveren @ s.t. |
Josef van Bael @ s.t. |
220 km | 40.0 |
| 1959 | Willy Butzen 5hr 57min |
Lucien Demunster @ 100 meters |
Jozef Bael @ s.t. |
210 km | 37.39 |
| 1960 | Petrus Oellibrandt 6hr 3min |
Marcel Buys @ s.t. |
Mies Stolcker @ s.t. |
230 km | 38.02 |
| 1961 | Raymond Vrancken 5hr 57min |
Marcel Janssens @ s.t. |
Piet Van Hees @ s.t. |
228 km | 38.32 |
| 1962 | Petrus Oellibrandt 5hr 45min 15sec |
Guillaume van Tongerloo @ s.t. |
Victor van Schil @ 200 meters |
220 km | 38.23 |
| 1963 | Petrus Oellibrandt 5hr 43min |
Guillaume van Tongerloo @ 10sec |
Hugo Hellemans @ s.t. |
229 km | 40.06 |
| 1964 | Joseph Hoevenaers @ 6hr 0min |
Josef Huysmans @ 10sec |
Frans Aerenhouts @ s.t. |
225 km | 37.5 |
| 1965 | Willy Vannitsen 5hr 48min |
Louis Proost @ s.t. |
Jozef Huysmans @ s.t. |
238 km | 41.03 |
| 1966 | Joseph Spruyt 5hr 4min |
Henri Pauwels @ s.t. |
Louis Proost @ 20sec |
212 km | 41.84 |
| 1967 | Paul Int'Ven 5hr 44min |
Henk Nijdam @ 30sec |
Joseph Mathy @ s.t. |
236 km | 41.16 |
| 1968 | Edward Sels 5hr 16min |
Harry Steevens @ s.t. |
Gerard Vianen @ s.t. |
228 km | 43.29 |
| 1969 | Walter Godefroot 5hr 35min |
Roger de Vlaeminck @ s.t. |
Marinus Wagtmans @ 47sec |
241 km | 43.16 |
| 1970 | Roger de Vlaeminck 5hr 30min |
Raphael Hooyberghs @ 10sec |
Alfons Scheys @ s.t. |
241 km | 43.82 |
| 1971 | Gustaaf van Roosebroeck 5hr 45min |
Frans Mintjens @ 20sec |
Johan de Muynck @ s.t. |
242 km | 42.09 |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx 5hr 31min |
Hermn van Springel @ 10sec |
Will Planckaert @ 20sec |
224 km | 40.60 |
| 1973 | Freddy Maertens 5hr 54min |
Louis Verreydt @ s.t. |
Marc Demeyer @ s.t. |
245 km | 41.53 |
| 1974 | Marc Demeyer 5hr 30min |
Julien Stevens @ s.t. |
Englebert Opdebeeck @ s.t. |
246 km | 44.73 |
| 1975 | Ronny de Witte 5hr 45min 30sec |
Dietrich Thurau s.t. |
Freddy Maertens @ 11sec |
246 km | 42.844 |
| 1976 | Frans Verbeeck 5hr 45min 50sec |
Roger de Vlaeminck @ s.t. |
No 3rd place after van Roosbroeck dq | 246 km | 42.68 |
| 1977 | Marc Demeyer 5hr 52min |
Ludi Peeters @ s.t. |
Ronan Demeyer @ s.t. |
250 km | 42.61 |
| 1978 | Dietrich Thurau 5hr 45min |
Martin Havik @ 1min 25sec |
Aad Van den Hoek @ s.t. |
246 km | 42.78 |
| 1979 | Daniel Willems 6hr 9min |
Frank Hoste @ 1min 10sec |
Alfons de Wolf @ s.t. |
251 km | 40.81 |
| 1980 | Ludo Peeters 5hr 56min |
René Martens @ 3sec |
Jan Raas @ 1min 15sec |
250 km | 42.14 |
| 1981 | Ad Wijnands 5hr 38min |
Willy Teirlinck @ 10sec |
Josef Jacobs @ 25sec |
242km | 42.96 |
| 1982 | Ludo Schurgers 3hr 55min |
Jan Nevens @ s.t. |
Charles Jochums @ 11sec |
175 km | 44.68 |
| 1983 | Jan Bogaert 5hr 46min |
Ludo Schurgers @ s.t. |
Frank Hoste @ s.t. |
242 km | 41.97 |
| 1984 | Ludo Peeters 5hr 58min |
Jean-Marie Wampers @ 33sec |
Ludwig Wijnants @ 50sec |
244 km | 40.9 |
| 1985 | Adri Van der Poel 6hr 2min 20sec |
Ludwig Wijnants @ 3sec |
@ 35sec declassified |
235 km | 38.914 |
| 1986 | Jean-Paul van Poppel 6hr 0min |
Wim Arras @ s.t. |
Eric Vanderaerden @ st. |
249 km | 41.5 |
| 1987 | Etienne de Wilde 6hr 0min 30sec |
Jean-Paul van Poppel @ s.t. |
Marnix Lameire @ s.t. |
247 km | 41.11 |
| 1988 | Jean-Paul van Poppel 6hr 12min |
Eddy Planckaert @ s.t. |
Hans Daams @ s.t. |
249 km | 40.16 |
| 1989 | Jean-Marie Wampers 4hr 47min 37sec |
Frank Hoste @ 1sec |
Johan Van den Akker @ 1min 40sec |
199 km | 41.514 |
| 1990 | John Talen 4hr 42min 9sec |
Eric Vanderaerden @ 3sec |
Johan Museeuw @ s.t. |
200 km | 42.53 |
| 1991 | Mario Cipollini 4hr 29min |
Jan Bogaert @ s.t. |
Johan Capiot @ s.t. |
205 km | 45.73 |
| 1992 | Wilfried Nelissen 4hr 42min |
Johan Musseuw @ s.t. |
Michel Cornelisse @ s.t. |
204 km | 43.40 |
| 1993 | Mario Cipollini 5hr 8min 3sec |
declassified |
Giuseppe Citterio @ s.t. |
208 km | 40.512 |
| 1994 | Peter van Petegem 4hr 44min |
Dirk de Wolf @ 6sec |
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov @ 14sec |
195 km | 41.20 |
| 1995 | Rossano Brasi 4hr 58min 15sec |
Peter Roes @ 39sec |
Giovanni Fidanza @ 1min 22sec |
209 km | 42.045 |
| 1996 | Frank Vandenbroucke 4hr 30min 49sec |
Tom Steels @ 2sec |
Eric Vanderaerden @ s.t. |
202 km | 44.754 |
| 1997 | Erik Zabel 4hr 30min |
Johan Museeuw @ s.t. |
Andrei Tchmil @ s.t. |
202 km | 44.89 |
| 1998 | Servais Knaven 4hr 19min 19sec |
Leon Van Bon @ 23sec |
Bart Leysen @ s.t. |
203 km | 46.969 |
| 1999 | Jeroen Blijlevens 4hr 35min |
Erik Zabel @ s.t. |
Tristan Hoffman @ s.t. |
201 km | 43.85 |
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| 2000 | Endrio Leoni 4hr 24min |
Jeroen Blijlevens @ s.t. |
Leon Van bon @ s.t. |
200.4 km | 45.54 |
| 2001 | Endrio Leoni 4hr 49min |
Jeroen Blijlevens @ s.t. |
Kurt-Asle Arvesen @ s.t. |
208 km | 43.183 |
| 2002 | Robbie McEwen 4hr 54min |
Tom Steels @ s.t. |
Stefan van Dijk @ s.t. |
205 km | 41.836 |
| 2003 | Ludovic Capelle 4hr 40min |
Jaan Kirsipuu @ s.t. |
Steffan Radochla @ s.t. |
206 km | 44.142 |
| 2004 | Tom Boonen 4hr 19min |
Robbie McEwen @ s.t. |
Simone Cadamuro @ s.t. |
200 km | 46.332 |
| 2005 | Thorwald Veneberg 4hr 30min |
Tomas Vaitkus @ s.t. |
Simone Cadamuro @ 4min 39sec |
202 km | 44.888 |
| 2006 | Tom Boonen 4hr 31min |
Steven de Jongh @ s.t. |
Gert Steegmans @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.280 |
| 2007 | Mark Cavendish 4hr 9min |
Robbie McEwen @ s.t. |
Gert Steegmans @ s.t. |
197 km | 47.469 |
| 2008 | Mark Cavendish 4hr 59min 15sec |
Tom Boonen @ s.t. |
Robbie McEwen @ s.t. |
207 km | 41.503 |
| 2009 | Alessandro Petacchi 4hr 27min 20sec |
Kenny Robert Van Hummel @ s.t. |
Dominique Rollin @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.887 |
| 2010 | Tyler Farrar 4hr 28min 42sec |
Robbie McEwen @ s.t. |
Robert Forster @ s.t. |
205.4 km | 45.865 |
| 2011 | Mark Cavendish 4hr 29min 57sec |
Denis Galimzyanov @ s.t. |
Yauheni Hutarovich @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.453 |
| 2012 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 31min 0sec |
Tyler Farrar @ s.t. |
Theo Bos @ s.t. |
202 km | 44.723 |
| 2013 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 41min 0sec |
Mark Cavendish @ s.t. |
Marry Markus @ s.t. |
204 km | 43.559 |
| 2014 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 33min 53sec |
Tyler Farrar @ s.t. |
Danny van Poppel @ s.t. |
204.9 | 43.814 |
| 2015 | Alexander Kristoff 4hr 30min 10sec |
Edward Theuns @ s.t. |
Yauheni Hutarovich @ s.t. |
204.0 km | 45.305 |
| 2016 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 54min 5sec |
Mark Cavendish @ s.t. |
André Greipel @ s.t. |
207.8 km | 42.449 km/hr |
| 2017 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 35min 25sec |
Elia Viviani @ s.t. |
Nacer Bouhanni @ s.t. |
200.5 km | 43.679 km/hr |
| 2018 | Fabio Jakobsen 4hr 23min 51sec |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
Christopher Lawless @ s.t. |
200.4 km | 45.571 km/hr |
| 2019 | Fabio Jakobsen 4hr 26min 45sec |
Max Walscheid @ s.t. |
Chris Lawless @ s.t. |
203 km | 45.436 km/hr |
| 2020 | Caleb Ewan 3hr 34min 38sec |
Niccolo Bonifazio @ s.t. |
Bryan Coquard @ s.t. |
173.3 km | 48.445 km/hr |
| 2021 | Jasper Philipsen 4hr 3min 30sec |
Sam Bennett @ s.t. |
Mark Cavendish @ s.t. |
194 km | 47.803 km/hr |
| 2022 | Alexander Kristoff 4hr 6min 2sec |
Danny van Poppel @ 24sec |
Sam Welsford @ s.t. |
198.7 km | 47.457 km/hr |
| 2023 | Jasper Philipsen 4hr 25min 38sec |
Sam Welsford @ s.t. |
Mark Cavendish @ s.t. |
205.3 km | 46.372 km/hr |
| 2024 | Tim Merlier 4hr 17min 4sec |
Jasper Philipsen @ s.t. |
Dylan Groenewegen @ s.t. |
205.3 km | 47.933 km/hr |
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