The 2010 Grote Scheldeprijs

Grote Scheldeprijs

The Scheldeprijs is a Flanders Classics cycling race which starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten. The event, ranked at 1.HC on the UCI European calendar, is seen as a race for sprinters, held on flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. The race is one circuit of 155 kilometres into the...

 cycling race took place on 7 April 2010. It was the 98th time the Scheldeprijs was run. The peloton started very fast. 50 kilometres were finished after one hour. After 56 kilometres 8 cyclists made a breakaway: Jonas Ljungblad

Jonas Ljungblad

Jonas Ljungblad is a Swedish road racing cyclist, currently riding for Continental Team Differdange. He began his professional career with the Amore & Vita team in 2002 as a young helper but after spending a season with Team Bianchi his career began to skyrocket with a very successful Australian...

 for Omega Pharma-Lotto, Mathew Hayman

Mathew Hayman

Mathew Hayman is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Hayman is an experienced and respected domestique, as he typically takes on a supporting role within his team.-Palmares:1996...

 for Team Sky

Team Sky

Team Sky is a British professional road bicycle racing team that competes in international road bicycle races. The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009 and the team began competition in January 2010....

, Jackson Stewart

Jackson Stewart (cyclist)

Jackson Stewart is an American former road racing cyclist, who last rode for the BMC Racing Team.-Multifaceted:...

 for BMC Racing Team

BMC Racing Team

BMC Racing Team is a UCI ProTeam title sponsored by BMC Racing, a Swiss-based bicycle frame manufacturer. The team is co-owned by American cyclist Jim Ochowicz, who founded the 7-Eleven Cycling Team, and is managed by Gavin Chilcott with assistance from directeur sportif John Lelangue.The team...

, David Boucher

David Boucher

David Boucher is a professional French road cyclist, currently riding for Omega Pharma-Lotto.-Palmarès:2004200520092010-References:* at Omega Pharma-Lotto...

 for Landbouwkrediet

Landbouwkrediet

Landbouwkrediet or Crédit Agricole is a 70 year old Belgian bank with roots in agriculture.Its retail banking and commercial enterprises have grown to almost equal its agricultural interests. In 2006, the bank reported a growth rate of 49% according to International Financial Reporting Standards ...

, Arnoud van Groen for Vacansoleil, Cyril Lemoine

Cyril Lemoine

Cyril Lemoine is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :* Tour de Luxembourg - U23 Classification * Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne - 1 stage - External links :*...

 for Saur-Sojasun

Saur-Sojasun

Saur-Sojasun are a French cycling team registered at UCI Professional Continental level. They were founded in 2009 as Besson Chaussures-Sojasun. The team rides bicycles.- Major results :2009...

, Gregory Joseph for Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Niko Eeckhout

Niko Eeckhout

Niko Eeckhout is a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He was the 2005-2006 UCI Europe Tour series champion, and currently rides for the Team.- Career :...

 for An Post–Sean Kelly. They made a gap from a maximum of six minutes. After 168 kilometres Jackson Stewart

Jackson Stewart (cyclist)

Jackson Stewart is an American former road racing cyclist, who last rode for the BMC Racing Team.-Multifaceted:...

 is left behind by the lead of the race. After 192 kilometres only five cyclists were left: Mathew Hayman

Mathew Hayman

Mathew Hayman is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Hayman is an experienced and respected domestique, as he typically takes on a supporting role within his team.-Palmares:1996...

, Niko Eeckhout

Niko Eeckhout

Niko Eeckhout is a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He was the 2005-2006 UCI Europe Tour series champion, and currently rides for the Team.- Career :...

, Jonas Ljungblad

Jonas Ljungblad

Jonas Ljungblad is a Swedish road racing cyclist, currently riding for Continental Team Differdange. He began his professional career with the Amore & Vita team in 2002 as a young helper but after spending a season with Team Bianchi his career began to skyrocket with a very successful Australian...

, Arnoud van Groen and Cyril Lemoine

Cyril Lemoine

Cyril Lemoine is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :* Tour de Luxembourg - U23 Classification * Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne - 1 stage - External links :*...

. But after 195 kilometres they got caught by the peloton. It turned out in a bunch sprint, were Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season...

 from Garmin-Transitions was fastest by far. He won the 98th Scheldeprijs before Robbie McEwen

Robbie McEwen

Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...

 for Team Katusha

Team Katusha

Team Katusha is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Focus bikes.- History :At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which...

 and Robert Förster

Robert Förster

Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger...

 for Team Milram

Team MILRAM

Team Milram was a German pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI ProTeam license of Team Domina Vacanze. The main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch company...

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Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 29' 00"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
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