2010 Scheldeprijs

2010 Scheldeprijs

Race details
Date		7 April 2010
Distance		205,400 km (127,600 mi)
Winning time		4h29min (45,865 km/h or 28,499 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Tyler Farrar (USA)	(Garmin–Transitions)
	Second	Robbie McEwen (AUS)	(Team Katusha)
	Third	Robert Förster (GER)	(Team Milram)

The 2010 Scheldeprijs 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 for Omega Pharma-Lotto, Mathew Hayman for Team Sky, Jackson Stewart for BMC Racing Team, David Boucher for Landbouwkrediet, Arnoud van Groen for Vacansoleil, Cyril Lemoine for Saur-Sojasun, Gregory Joseph for Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Niko Eeckhout for An Post–Sean Kelly. They made a gap from a maximum of six minutes. After 168 kilometres Jackson Stewart is left behind by the lead of the race. After 192 kilometres only five cyclists were left: Mathew Hayman, Niko Eeckhout, Jonas Ljungblad, Arnoud van Groen and Cyril Lemoine. But after 195 kilometres they got caught by the peloton. It turned out in a bunch sprint, were Tyler Farrar from Garmin-Transitions was fastest by far. He won the 98th Scheldeprijs before Robbie McEwen for Team Katusha and Robert Förster for Team Milram.

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Transitions	4h 29' 00"
2	Robbie McEwen (AUS)	Team Katusha	s.t.
3	Robert Förster (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
4	Greg Henderson (NZL)	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Wouter Weylandt (BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.
6	Enrico Rossi (ITA)	Ceramica Flaminia	s.t.
7	Kris Boeckmans (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
8	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	s.t.
9	Loyd Mondory (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.
10	Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

External links

• Official website