The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event,
Scheldeprijs finish passage in Schoten, 8 April 2015
Frenchman Maurice Léturgie won the inaugural Scheldeprijs in 1907.
Local cycling icon Rik Van Looy (pictured in the rainbow jersey) won the race twice in the 1950s.
Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini claimed two Scheldeprijs wins in the 1990s.
Marcel Kittel is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin, Quick-Step Floors and Team Katusha–Alpecin squads. As a junior, he specialise
Scheldeprijs
…Tour of Flanders monument race. The race had its only interruptions during both World Wars and celebrated its 100th edition in 2012. German sprinter Marcel Kittel holds the record with five wins. Since 2021, a women's edition of Scheldeprijs is held on the same day as the men's race, starting and finishing in…
Kittel at the start of the 2018 Milan–San Remo
Marcel Kittel with Jonas Deichmann