2016 Scheldeprijs

{{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2016 Scheldeprijs | image = | image_caption = | date = 6 April 2016 | stages = 1 | distance = 207.8 | unit = km | time = 4h 54' 05" | previous = 2015 | next = 2017 | first = Marcel Kittel | first_nat = GER | first_team = {{UCI team code|EQS|2016}} | second = Mark Cavendish | second_nat = GBR | second_team = {{UCI team code|DDD|2016}} | third = André Greipel | third_nat = GER | third_team = {{UCI team code|LTS|2016}} }} The '''2016 Scheldeprijs''' is a one-day semi-classic cycling race that took place in Belgium on 6 April 2016. The race began in Antwerp and finished in Schoten, covering a course of {{convert|207.8|km}}. It is rated as a 1.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.<ref name="pcs-preview">{{cite web|title=Scheldeprijs (preview)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Scheldeprijs_2016_Preview|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>

Unlike other spring classics such as Paris–Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, the Scheldeprijs is suited particularly for the sprinters, such as the defending champion, Alexander Kristoff ({{UCI team code|KAT|2016}}). Marcel Kittel ({{UCI team code|EQS|2016}}) and Mark Cavendish ({{UCI team code|DDD|2016}}) had both won the race three times.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scheldeprijs 2016: Results & News | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/scheldeprijs-2016/|accessdate=6 April 2016|work=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> The finish was changed from previous years, with two extra corners added in the race finale in an attempt to improve safety.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scheldeprijs: start line quotes and photos | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/scheldeprijs-start-line-quotes-and-photos/|accessdate=6 April 2016|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> The route was flat throughout and finished with three laps of a circuit in Schoten.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scheldeprijs (profile)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164360&c=6&stat_id=217|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>

The race was won by Kittel in a sprint finish, with Cavendish second and André Greipel ({{UCI team code|LTS|2016}}) third.<ref name=pcs-result/>

== Teams ==

There were 22 teams participating in the race. Of these, thirteen were UCI WorldTeams and nine were UCI Professional Continental teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scheldeprijs (startlist)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Scheldeprijs_2016_Startlist|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2016|title=UCI WorldTeams|KAT|EQS|LTS|ALM|AST|team1={{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|DDD|FDJ|TGA|TLJ|SKY|TNK|TFR}} {{cyclingteamlist|year=2016|title=UCI Professional Continental teams|BOH|CCC|COF|DEN|FVC|ROO|team1={{UCI team code|STH|2016a}}|TSV|WGG}}

== Result ==

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result (top 10)<ref name=pcs-result>{{cite web|title=Scheldeprijs (result)|url=http://procyclingstats.com/race/Scheldeprijs_2016|website=ProCyclingStats|date=6 April 2016}}</ref>}} {{cyclingresult|1|Marcel Kittel|GER|{{UCI team code|EQS|2016}}|4h 54' 05"}} {{cyclingresult|2|Mark Cavendish|GBR|{{UCI team code|DDD|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|3|André Greipel|GER|{{UCI team code|LTS|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|4|Edward Theuns|BEL|{{UCI team code|TFR|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|5|Niccolò Bonifazio|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFR|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|6|Danny van Poppel|NED|{{UCI team code|SKY|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|7|Nikias Arndt|GER|{{UCI team code|TGA|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|8|Wouter Wippert|NED|{{UCI team code|GRS|2016a}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|9|Dylan Groenewegen|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult|10|Daniel McLay|GBR|{{UCI team code|FVC|2016}}|+ 0"}} {{cyclingresult end}}

== References ==

== External links == *{{Official}}

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