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Marcel Kittel (Germany / Team Katusha - Alpecin) has won this race more times (5x, every year between 2012-2017 except 2015) than any other riders in the 107 year history of the race but this year he crashed in the latter half of the race and was taken out of contention | 
A stiff northeast wind greeted the riders at the start in Borsele | 
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After 30 km, splits in the peloton started in the crosswinds | 
Sasha Weemaes (Belgium / Team Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise) took the brunt of this crash | 
Edvald Boasson HAGEN (NOR/DIMENSION DATA) and Lionel TAMINIAUX (BEL/WALLONIE BRUXELLE) jumped from the peloton after another crash |
The peloton bringing the race back together | 
Sprint finish in Schoten as expected | 
Fabio JAKOBSEN (NED/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) wins Scheldeprijs for the second straight year in 4:26:45 ahead of 2nd Maximilian Richard WALSCHEID (GER/SUNWEB) and 3rd Christopher LAWLESS (GBR/SKY) |
Fabio JAKOBSEN (NED/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) flashes the two wins in a row salute | 
Your 2019 Scheldeprijs podium: 2nd Max Walscheid (Germany / Team Sunweb), 1st Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) and 3rd Christopher - Chris Lawless (GBR / Team Sky) | 
Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step): “To be on the winners’ list here with two triumphs makes me very happy! The guys did an amazing job from the start, for which I am extremely grateful. I knew that I had a strong sprint in my legs and riding with bib number one on the back gave me a lot of confidence, and at the end of the day I am glad I could repay my team for their hard work”. |
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