| 2020 UCI Europe Tour 2020 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Fabio Jakobsen | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 14 October 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 174[1] km (108.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 34' 38" | ||||||||||||
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The 2020 Scheldeprijs was the 108th edition of the Scheldeprijs road cycling one day race. It was originally scheduled to be held on 8 April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 14 October 2020.[2][3] It was a 1.Pro event on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries.
In previous years, the race course has included sections in both Belgium and the Netherlands, and was originally planned to start in the Dutch city of Terneuzen and finish in the Belgian city of Schoten. However, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, the race course was altered to 10 laps of a 17.4 km (10.8 mi) course in and around Schoten.[1]
Australian rider Caleb Ewan of Lotto–Soudal won the sprint comfortably by a margin of a few bike lengths ahead of the rest of the field. After the race, the original runner-up, Pascal Ackermann of Bora–Hansgrohe, was relegated because he deviated from his line when he began to launch his sprint. In doing so, Ackermann cut across the front wheel of August Jensen of Riwal Securitas, causing the latter to fall heavily. Several other riders, including Pierre Barbier of Nippo–Delko–One Provence and Iván García of Bahrain–McLaren, also crashed in the chain reaction. As a result of Ackermann's relegation, Niccolò Bonifazio and Bryan Coquard were promoted to second and third place, respectively.[4]
- ^ a b "108TH SCHELDEPRIJS WILL START AND FINISH IN SCHOTEN". Scheldeprijs. Flanders Classics. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Amstel Gold Race and Scheldeprijs fall victim to coronavirus". CyclingNews. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "SCHELDEPRIJS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING". 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (14 October 2020). "Caleb Ewan wins shortened 2020 Scheldeprijs". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 October 2020.