Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Scheldeprijs 2022

After two weeks of intense activity in Flanders for the specialists of the cobbled classics, it's time for Scheldeprijs, a pan-flat race perfect for sprinters.

Route

The race starts from Terneuzen, in the south of the Netherlands, and after 80 kilometers through Dutch territory, it crosses the border with Belgium. The arrival is located in Schoten, on the outskirts of Antwerp, where the cyclists will have to cover three laps on a 17 km local circuit. In the 198 km of racing there are barely 300 meters of positive slope, so the race seems destined to a bunch sprint.

Favorites

Tim Merlier (800), Pascal Ackermann (1000), Fabio Jakobsen (800), Dylan Groenewegen (600) and Alexander Kristoff (800) head the list of favorites, although there will be several more sprinters in the race: Danny Van Poppel (600), Nacer Bouhanni (400), Maximilian Walscheid (600), Stanislaw Aniolkowski (400), Lula Mezgec (400), Jordi Meeus (400), Cees Bol (600), Amaury Capiot (400), Matteo Moschetti (200), Arnaud De Lie (200), Arne Marit (200) or Timothy Dupont (200) are also fast men.

Favourites

Best riders in one day races

1	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 31 CL 440 F 494 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	800
2	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN-FENIX 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 143 CL 280 F 803 I 177 M 0 ITT 15 ALPECIN-FENIX	1200
3	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 79 CL 222 F 325 I 181 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	800
4	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal UAE TEAM EMIRATES 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 126 CL 217 F 602 I 66 M 0 ITT 1 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1000
5	VAN POPPEL Danny VAN POPPEL Danny BORA - HANSGROHE 26-07-1993 (31 years), Moergestel GC 15 CL 189 F 244 I 65 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	600
6	BOUHANNI Nacer BOUHANNI Nacer TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 25-07-1990 (34 years), Épinal GC 14 CL 187 F 220 I 32 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC	400
7	JAKOBSEN Fabio JAKOBSEN Fabio QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL 30-08-1996 (28 years), Gorinchem GC 40 CL 120 F 517 I 45 M 0 ITT 0 QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL	800
8	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam BORA - HANSGROHE 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 69 CL 117 F 700 I 64 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	1000
9	ALLEGAERT Piet ALLEGAERT Piet COFIDIS 20-01-1995 (30 years), Moorslede GC 15 CL 109 F 211 I 19 M 0 ITT 0 COFIDIS	400
10	MEEUS Jordi MEEUS Jordi BORA - HANSGROHE 30-06-1998 (26 years), Lommel GC 0 CL 96 F 138 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	400

Best riders in cobblestone races

1	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 79 CL 222 F 325 I 181 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	800
2	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 31 CL 440 F 494 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	800
3	VERMEERSCH Florian VERMEERSCH Florian LOTTO SOUDAL 12-03-1999 (26 years), Ghent GC 17 CL 82 F 36 I 0 M 0 ITT 21 LOTTO SOUDAL	200
4	POLITT Nils POLITT Nils BORA - HANSGROHE 06-03-1994 (31 years), Cologne GC 76 CL 87 F 98 I 63 M 0 ITT 27 BORA - HANSGROHE	400
5	ŠTYBAR Zdeněk ŠTYBAR Zdeněk QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL 11-12-1985 (39 years), Planá GC 10 CL 81 F 38 I 32 M 0 ITT 0 QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL	200
6	HALLER Marco HALLER Marco BORA - HANSGROHE 31-03-1991 (34 years), Sankt Veit an der Glan GC 29 CL 20 F 46 I 24 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	200
7	O'BRIEN Kelland O'BRIEN Kelland TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO 21-05-1998 (26 years), Melbourne GC 0 CL 18 F 0 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO	200
8	MEZGEC Luka MEZGEC Luka TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO 26-06-1988 (36 years), Kranj GC 25 CL 48 F 257 I 37 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO	400
9	VAN POPPEL Danny VAN POPPEL Danny BORA - HANSGROHE 26-07-1993 (31 years), Moergestel GC 15 CL 189 F 244 I 65 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	600
10	VAN POPPEL Boy VAN POPPEL Boy INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 18-01-1988 (37 years), Utrecht GC 3 CL 34 F 27 I 13 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	200

Best riders in flat races

1	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN-FENIX 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 143 CL 280 F 803 I 177 M 0 ITT 15 ALPECIN-FENIX	1200
2	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam BORA - HANSGROHE 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 69 CL 117 F 700 I 64 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	1000
3	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal UAE TEAM EMIRATES 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 126 CL 217 F 602 I 66 M 0 ITT 1 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1000
4	JAKOBSEN Fabio JAKOBSEN Fabio QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL 30-08-1996 (28 years), Gorinchem GC 40 CL 120 F 517 I 45 M 0 ITT 0 QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL	800
5	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 31 CL 440 F 494 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	800
6	ABERASTURI IZAGA Jon ABERASTURI IZAGA Jon TREK - SEGAFREDO 27-03-1989 (36 years), Vitoria-Gasteiz GC 40 CL 26 F 333 I 103 M 0 ITT 0 TREK - SEGAFREDO	600
7	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 79 CL 222 F 325 I 181 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	800
8	MOLANO BENAVIDES Juan Sebastian MOLANO BENAVIDES Juan Sebastian UAE TEAM EMIRATES 04-11-1994 (30 years), Paipa GC 6 CL 51 F 275 I 71 M 0 ITT 0 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	400
9	GROENEWEGEN Dylan GROENEWEGEN Dylan TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO 20-06-1993 (31 years), Amsterdam GC 64 CL 35 F 263 I 45 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO	600
10	DAINESE Alberto DAINESE Alberto TEAM DSM 24-03-1998 (27 years), Abano Terme GC 3 CL 8 F 257 I 13 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM DSM	400

Race analysis

Previous editions

Won how?

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

Bunch Sprint

Solo

Predictions

06/04/2022

Terneuzen (NL) > Schoten

198.61km

+390m

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MERLIER Tim, ACKERMANN Pascal, KRISTOFF Alexander,

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WALSCHEID Maximilian Richard, VAN POPPEL Danny, JAKOBSEN Fabio,

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VAN GESTEL Dries, BOUHANNI Nacer, CAPIOT Amaury, MEEUS Jordi,

Most picked riders

1	JAKOBSEN Fabio JAKOBSEN Fabio QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL 30-08-1996 (28 years), Gorinchem GC 40 CL 120 F 517 I 45 M 0 ITT 0 QUICK STEP - ALPHA VINYL	95.5
2	BOUHANNI Nacer BOUHANNI Nacer TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC 25-07-1990 (34 years), Épinal GC 14 CL 187 F 220 I 32 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC	83.4
3	GROENEWEGEN Dylan GROENEWEGEN Dylan TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO 20-06-1993 (31 years), Amsterdam GC 64 CL 35 F 263 I 45 M 0 ITT 0 TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE JAYCO	75.2
4	MERLIER Tim MERLIER Tim ALPECIN-FENIX 30-10-1992 (32 years), Wortegem-Petegem GC 31 CL 440 F 494 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 ALPECIN-FENIX	74.2
5	DE LIE Arnaud DE LIE Arnaud LOTTO SOUDAL 16-03-2002 (23 years), Libramont GC 0 CL 60 F 0 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 LOTTO SOUDAL	67.2
6	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN-FENIX 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 143 CL 280 F 803 I 177 M 0 ITT 15 ALPECIN-FENIX	51.4
7	KRISTOFF Alexander KRISTOFF Alexander INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX 04-07-1987 (37 years), Stavanger GC 79 CL 222 F 325 I 181 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY - GOBERT MATÉRIAUX	49.8
8	DUPONT Timothy DUPONT Timothy BINGOAL PAUWELS SAUCES WB 31-10-1987 (37 years), Ghent GC 0 CL 73 F 125 I 0 M 0 ITT 0 BINGOAL PAUWELS SAUCES WB	46.1
9	MOSCHETTI Matteo MOSCHETTI Matteo TREK - SEGAFREDO 13-08-1996 (28 years), Milan GC 0 CL 15 F 207 I 12 M 0 ITT 0 TREK - SEGAFREDO	44.7
10	ACKERMANN Pascal ACKERMANN Pascal UAE TEAM EMIRATES 16-01-1994 (31 years), Kandel GC 126 CL 217 F 602 I 66 M 0 ITT 1 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	39.5

Favourites |

Scheldeprijs

2022