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Cycling race
2014 Scheldeprijs Dates 9 April 2014 Stages 1 Distance 200.9 km (124.8 mi) Winning time 4h 33' 53"
The 2014
Scheldeprijs cycling race took place on 9 April. It was the 102nd time the Scheldeprijs was run.
Marcel Kittel won the race for a third time, equaling the record of
Piet Oellibrandt and
Mark Cavendish , but being the first person in history with three consecutive wins.
The race was characterized by an early break consisting of six riders:
Jan Ghyselinck ,
Luke Rowe ,
Dmitriy Gruzdev ,
Ivan Balykin ,
Andrea Fedi and
Alessandro Bazzana , which built up a maximum lead of five minutes. About 10 km from the finish, the peloton led by
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step , reduced the gap to 1 minute. This was the sign for
Luke Rowe to attack, eventually being caught up by
Andrea Fedi who did the same thing a bit later. Two kilometers from the finish the Italian was also caught up by the peloton, in which
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and
Garmin–Sharp were preparing the sprint.
Marcel Kittel started the sprint early but managed to speed away from his opponents. Behind him
Tyler Farrar and
Danny van Poppel finished second and third.
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