The Grand Prix Scheldeprijs 2008

The 2008 Grand Prix Scheldeprijs held on April 16 from Raismes to Denain near Antwerp.

Mark Cavendish repeated his 2007 win when he lunged under Tom Boonen's (Quickstep) victory salute and took the race on the line.

Cavendish (right) pips Boonen on the line - Pic Thierry Roget/Rueters

Cavendish said that he wanted to make up for his disappointment at Gent Wevelgem and knew he had the speed, and form to win.

Earlier a long break was caught, and Ian Stannard followed by Landbouwkrediet/Tonissteiner team mate David Boucher attempted late breaks, but in the end it was the domain of the sprinters and Milram, Silence lOtto and finally Quickstep worked to control the race.

Boonen, thought he had won the race and even raised his arms on the finish line but in fact it was Cavendish who was ruled the winner. "I didn't see Mark beside me," Boonen said afterwards.

"Unfortunately, our tactics weren't quite successful today", Raoul Liebregts, directeur sportif for Team Milram, said. "We controlled the race pretty well and prepared the finish well. Erik tried to stay on Tom Boonen's wheel in order to be prepared to be able to strike at the right time. Unfortunately the others were a bit stronger today. But already tomorrow we're getting another chance to do better."

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road 4.59.15 (41,503 km/h)
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto
4 Erik Zabel (GER) Team Milram
5 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
6 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil-Shimano
7 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road
8 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
9 Daniel Musiol (GER) Team Volksbank
10 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop
11 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi
12 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
13 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto
14 Bjorn Thurau (GER) Team Volksbank
15 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
16 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
17 Sebastian Siedler (GER) Skil-Shimano
18 Raynold Smith (RSA) Cycle Collstrop
19 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Willems Veranda's
20 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Profel Prorace
21 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Willems Veranda's
22 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld
23 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
24 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld
25 René Weissinger (GER) Team Volksbank
26 Christoph Sokoll (AUT) Team Volksbank
27 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
28 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
29 Harald Starzengruber (AUT) Elk Haus/Simplon
30 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
31 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
32 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
33 Steffen Radochla (GER) Elk Haus/Simplon
34 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto
35 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram
36 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
37 Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Bodysol/Euro Millions
38 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld
39 Daniel Schorn (AUT) Team Volksbank
40 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Willems Veranda's
41 Sven Nevens (Bel) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
42 Gil Suray (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
43 Steve Schets (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
44 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step
45 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
46 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
47 Damien Timmermans (Bel) Bodysol/Euro Millions
48 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangimi
49 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Willems Veranda's
50 Marcel Sieberg (GER) Team High Road
51 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
52 Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
53 David Reyniers (Bel) Profel Prorace
54 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
55 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team High Road
56 Philipp Ludescher (AUT) Team Volksbank
57 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank
58 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Josan/Mercedes Benz Aalst CT
59 Michael Van Poucke (Bel) Josan/Mercedes Benz Aalst CT
60 Tim Meeusen (Bel) Willems Veranda's
61 Jan Bluekens (Bel) Profel Prorace
62 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
63 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano
64 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
65 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
66 Stefan Rucker (AUT) Elk Haus/Simplon
67 André Korff (GER) Team Volksbank
68 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld
69 Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld
70 Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team High Road
71 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
72 Rudy Rouet (Bel) Bodysol/Euro Millions
73 Koen Barbé (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
74 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
75 Matthias Vanhie (Bel) Profel Prorace
76 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
77 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
78 Jochen Summer (AUT) Elk Haus/Simplon
79 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
80 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Mitsubishi/Jartazi
81 Enrico Poitschke (GER) Team Milram
82 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team High Road
83 Gerrit Glomser (AUT) Team Volksbank
84 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
85 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
86 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram
87 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto
88 Stève Fogen (Lux) Preti Mangimi
89 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
90 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto
91 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
92 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
93 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 0.20
94 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop 0.23
95 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
96 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangimi
97 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangimi
98 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step
99 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team High Road 0.25
100 Michael Polazzi (Bel) Bodysol/Euro Millions
101 Stijn Ennekens (Bel) Willems Veranda's 0.32
102 Steven De Decker (Bel) Josan/Mercedes Benz Aalst CT 0.40
103 Edward Clancy (GBr) Landbouwkrediet/Tönissteiner
104 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 0.43
105 Tony Martin (GER) Team High Road 0.44
106 Jorn Van Der Veken (Bel) Josan/Mercedes Benz Aalst CT 0.53
107 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 1.05
108 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 1.18
109 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel) Profel Prorace
110 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto
111 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 1.22
112 Mario Ickx (Bel) Josan/Mercedes Benz Aalst CT 1.45
113 Jeremy Devaux (Bel) Bodysol/Euro Millions
114 Martin Müller (GER) Team Milram 1.53
115 Markus Eichler (GER) Team Milram 1.55
116 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangimi