The 2015 Scheldeprijs was the 103rd edition of the Scheldeprijs

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. It took place on 8 April, starting in

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and ending in Schoten. The race was rated as a

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event and was part of the

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. The Scheldeprijs particularly suited the sprinters as it included several cobbled roads but no significant climbs. The winner in the previous three editions, Marcel Kittel () was forced to withdraw from the race due to illness; Mark Cavendish (), who had also won the race on three occasions, chose not to participate, as did André Greipel (). The race favourite was therefore Alexander Kristoff (), who had won the Tour of Flanders the previous weekend. Other riders considered to have a chance of victory included Peter Sagan (),

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() and

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(). An early breakaway was brought back with remaining, with the work done by , and . There was a large crash at the front of the peloton in the last two kilometres of the race. This took out many of the race favourites. Kristoff was without teammates in the final part of the race, but he was able to follow the train to win the sprint finish from the small group that had avoided the crash.

Teams

25 teams were invited to the race, including 12 UCI WorldTeams and 13 Professional Continental teams.

Results

References

External links

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