2010 Scheldeprijs

2010 Scheldeprijs
Race details
Date 7 April 2010
Distance 205,400 km (127,600 mi)
Winning time 4h29min
Results
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.

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