The 2020 Scheldeprijs was the 108th edition of the

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one day race. It was originally scheduled to be held on 8 April 2020, but due to the

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, it was postponed to 14 October 2020. It was a 1.Pro event on the

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and the

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. In previous years, the race course has included sections in both

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and the

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, and was originally planned to start in the Dutch city of

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and finish in the Belgian city of

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. However, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, the race course was altered to 10 laps of a course in and around Schoten. Australian rider

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of 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,

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of , 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

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of , causing the latter to fall heavily. Several other riders, including

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of and Iván García of , also crashed in the chain reaction. As a result of Ackermann's relegation,

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and

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were promoted to second and third place, respectively.

Teams

Fifteen of the nineteen

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s, nine

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s, and one

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team made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. Each team was allowed to enter up to seven riders; the only teams not to do so were and with six each, and with five. Of the 170 riders in the race, only 12 did not finish. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams *

Result

References

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