Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Scheldeprijs 2021

Scheldeprijs is Flanders' oldest one-day classic, as the first edition was held in 1907, six years before the first Ronde Van Vlaanderen. For this 2021 edition, the race starts in Tereneuzen, in the Netherlands, and runs along the Schelde river to the Belgian town of Schoten, where cyclists will do four laps of a circuit that includes the cobblestone section of Broekstraat as the only difficulty.

The race is completely flat and has been solved in a final sprint in recent years, so the startlist is full of fast men.

Among the favorites to victory are Sam Bennet (1200), Pascal Ackermann (1200), Elia Viviani (1000), Arnaud Demare (1000), Jasper Philipsen (1000), Cees Bol (600), Giacomo Nizzolo (600), Tim Merlier (400), Bryan Coquard (400), Nacer Bouhanni (400), Edward Theuns (400), Kristoffer Halvorsen (400), André Greipel (400), John Degenkolb (600) or Marc Sarreau (400).

Favourites

Best riders in one day races

1	SENECHAL Florian SENECHAL Florian DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 09-07-1993 (31 years), Cambrai GC 30 CL 296 F 105 I 25 M 0 ITT 9 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	400
2	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander UAE TEAM EMIRATES 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 30 CL 250 F 259 I 61 M 0 ITT 0 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	800
3	NIZZOLO Giacomo NIZZOLO Giacomo TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 29-01-1989 (36 years), Milan GC 51 CL 245 F 337 I 99 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	600
4	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 10 CL 229 F 141 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	400
5	VIVIANI Elia VIVIANI Elia COFIDIS 06-02-1989 (36 years), Isola della Scala GC 23 CL 178 F 493 I 144 M 0 ITT 0 COFIDIS	1000
6	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal BORA - HANSGROHE 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 170 CL 171 F 879 I 138 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	1200
7	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 177 CL 113 F 1190 I 189 M 0 ITT 0 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	1200
8	POLITT Nils POLITT Nils BORA - HANSGROHE 06-03-1994 (31 years), Cologne GC 35 CL 111 F 27 I 47 M 0 ITT 38 BORA - HANSGROHE	400
9	DEGENKOLB John DEGENKOLB John LOTTO SOUDAL 06-01-1989 (36 years), Gera GC 14 CL 108 F 245 I 100 M 3 ITT 0 LOTTO SOUDAL	600
10	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN-FENIX 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 103 CL 91 F 415 I 178 M 0 ITT 4 ALPECIN-FENIX	1000

Best riders in cobblestone races

1	SENECHAL Florian SENECHAL Florian DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 09-07-1993 (31 years), Cambrai GC 30 CL 296 F 105 I 25 M 0 ITT 9 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	400
2	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander UAE TEAM EMIRATES 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 30 CL 250 F 259 I 61 M 0 ITT 0 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	800
3	POLITT Nils POLITT Nils BORA - HANSGROHE 06-03-1994 (31 years), Cologne GC 35 CL 111 F 27 I 47 M 0 ITT 38 BORA - HANSGROHE	400
4	NIZZOLO Giacomo NIZZOLO Giacomo TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 29-01-1989 (36 years), Milan GC 51 CL 245 F 337 I 99 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	600
5	DEGENKOLB John DEGENKOLB John LOTTO SOUDAL 06-01-1989 (36 years), Gera GC 14 CL 108 F 245 I 100 M 3 ITT 0 LOTTO SOUDAL	600
6	CLAEYS Dimitri CLAEYS Dimitri TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 18-06-1987 (37 years), Ghent GC 0 CL 38 F 0 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	200
7	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 10 CL 229 F 141 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	400
8	VAN DER SANDE Tosh VAN DER SANDE Tosh LOTTO SOUDAL 28-11-1990 (34 years), Wijnegem GC 0 CL 23 F 70 I 52 M 0 ITT 0 LOTTO SOUDAL	200
9	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas SISKEVICIUS Evaldas DELKO 30-12-1988 (36 years), Vilnius GC 0 CL 24 F 8 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 DELKO	200
10	VERMEERSCH Florian VERMEERSCH Florian LOTTO SOUDAL 12-03-1999 (26 years), Ghent GC 14 CL 45 F 13 I 0 M 0 ITT 8 LOTTO SOUDAL	200

Best riders in flat races

1	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 177 CL 113 F 1190 I 189 M 0 ITT 0 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	1200
2	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal BORA - HANSGROHE 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 170 CL 171 F 879 I 138 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	1200
3	VIVIANI Elia VIVIANI Elia COFIDIS 06-02-1989 (36 years), Isola della Scala GC 23 CL 178 F 493 I 144 M 0 ITT 0 COFIDIS	1000
4	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN-FENIX 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 103 CL 91 F 415 I 178 M 0 ITT 4 ALPECIN-FENIX	1000
5	NIZZOLO Giacomo NIZZOLO Giacomo TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 29-01-1989 (36 years), Milan GC 51 CL 245 F 337 I 99 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	600
6	WALSCHEID Maximilian Richard WALSCHEID Maximilian Richard TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 12-06-1993 (31 years), Neuwied GC 30 CL 44 F 295 I 52 M 0 ITT 28 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	600
7	BOL Cees BOL Cees TEAM DSM 26-07-1995 (29 years), Zaandam GC 24 CL 18 F 280 I 43 M 0 ITT 4 TEAM DSM	600
8	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander UAE TEAM EMIRATES 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 30 CL 250 F 259 I 61 M 0 ITT 0 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	800
9	DEGENKOLB John DEGENKOLB John LOTTO SOUDAL 06-01-1989 (36 years), Gera GC 14 CL 108 F 245 I 100 M 3 ITT 0 LOTTO SOUDAL	600
10	BARBIER Rudy BARBIER Rudy ISRAEL START-UP NATION 18-12-1992 (32 years), Beauvais GC 32 CL 28 F 218 I 33 M 0 ITT 0 ISRAEL START-UP NATION	400

Race analysis

Previous editions

Won how?

**Average won how type since the first race in Cycling Fantasy

Bunch Sprint

Solo

Predictions

07/04/2021

Terneuzen > Schoten

193.73km

+350m

Most picked riders

1	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 177 CL 113 F 1190 I 189 M 0 ITT 0 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	93.3
2	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 10 CL 229 F 141 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	66
3	NIZZOLO Giacomo NIZZOLO Giacomo TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS 29-01-1989 (36 years), Milan GC 51 CL 245 F 337 I 99 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS	60.4
4	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal BORA - HANSGROHE 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 170 CL 171 F 879 I 138 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	56.6
5	BOL Cees BOL Cees TEAM DSM 26-07-1995 (29 years), Zaandam GC 24 CL 18 F 280 I 43 M 0 ITT 4 TEAM DSM	53.8
6	DUPONT Timothy DUPONT Timothy BINGOAL WB 31-10-1987 (37 years), Ghent GC 3 CL 46 F 116 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 BINGOAL WB	53.6
7	COQUARD Bryan COQUARD Bryan B&B HOTELS P/B KTM 24-04-1992 (32 years), Saint-Nazaire GC 5 CL 48 F 185 I 58 M 0 ITT 0 B&B HOTELS P/B KTM	36.6
8	VAN ASBROECK Tom VAN ASBROECK Tom ISRAEL START-UP NATION 18-04-1990 (34 years), Aalst GC 0 CL 57 F 22 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 ISRAEL START-UP NATION	29.2
9	CAVENDISH Mark CAVENDISH Mark DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP 21-05-1985 (39 years), Douglas GC 8 CL 0 F 72 I 5 M 0 ITT 0 DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP	26.7
10	VAN POPPEL Danny VAN POPPEL Danny INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 26-07-1993 (31 years), Moergestel GC 11 CL 84 F 137 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	26.2