Scheldeprijsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Scheldeprijs is a Flanders Classics cycling race which starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten. The event, ranked at 1.HC on the UCI European calendar, is seen as a race for sprinters, held on flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. The race is one circuit of 155 kilometres into the countryside of Antwerp province followed by three circuits of 15 kilometres based on Schoten. The route includes seven cobbled sections varying between 1300 and 3000 metres. Until 2009 the race took place in mid-April on the Wednesday following Paris–Roubaix. In 2010, after The Scheldeprijs joined Flanders Classics the race switched with the Brabantse Pijl to attract more and better racers. It has formerly been known as the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen. Until the 1990s, English language sources tended to refer to the race by the French version of its name, Grand Prix de l'Escaut, even though the race has always been held wholly within Dutch-speaking territory. From 2011, the race is simply known as Scheldeprijs.