Elisa Balsamo outsprints Charlotte Kool to win women's Scheldeprijs
CyclingWednesday, 09 April 2025 at 15:00
The women's Scheldeprijs opened up the action this Wednesday, and what was expected to be a regular bunch sprint race turned out to be more complicated. However, all the pieces of the puzzle in the end fit for Lidl-Trek, and Elisa Balsamo managed to take the win on the day.
The cobbled sectors and hard pace saw a few attacks in the final hour of racing, and a group of 10 riders threatened to fight for victory. This group contained two SD Worx riders in the absence of Lorena Wiebes and also Zoe Bäckstedt. It was a quality group but cooperation wasn't ideal, and the catch was made inside the final kilometer. Lidl-Trek did a textbook leadout for Balsamo, and she managed to beat Charlotte Kool and Chiara Consonni to the line.
| 1 | Balsamo Elisa | Lidl-Trek | 03:11:25 |
| 2 | Kool Charlotte | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 |
| 3 | Consonni Chiara | CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto | + 00 |
| 4 | Guarischi Barbara | Team SD Worx-Protime | + 00 |
| 5 | Schweinberger Kathrin | Human Powered Health | + 00 |
| 6 | Zanardi Silvia | Human Powered Health | + 00 |
| 7 | Baker Georgia | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 00 |
| 8 | Vanhove Marith | AG Insurance Soudal U23 | + 00 |
| 9 | Dideriksen Amalie | Cofidis Women Team | + 00 |
| 10 | Fityus Lucie | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 00 |
| 11 | Coles-Lyster Maggie | Human Powered Health | + 00 |
| 12 | Truyen Marthe | Fenix-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 13 | Uneken Lonneke | VolkerWessels Women's Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 14 | Tuisk Aidi Gerde | Team Coop-Repsol | + 00 |
| 15 | Ebras Elisabeth | BePink-Imatra-Bongioanni | + 00 |
| 16 | Gonzalez Alicia | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 00 |
| 17 | O'Brien Caoimhe | Cynisca Cycling | + 00 |
| 18 | Bräutigam Messane | AG Insurance Soudal U23 | + 00 |
| 19 | Copponi Clara | Lidl-Trek | + 00 |
| 20 | McWilliam Alice | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 21 | Roy Sarah | EF Education-Oatly | + 00 |
| 22 | van Rooijen Eline | Team Coop-Repsol | + 00 |
| 23 | Volstad Alexandra | EF Education-Oatly | + 00 |
| 24 | Magner Alexis | Cynisca Cycling | + 00 |
| 25 | Iaccarino Virginia | Aromitalia 3T Vaiano | + 00 |
| 26 | van Belle Lisa | Velopro-Alphamotorhomes | + 00 |
| 27 | Plouffe Maeve | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 28 | Braam Danique | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 29 | Evans Neah | Handsling Alba Development Road Team | + 00 |
| 30 | Jencusova Nora | BePink-Imatra-Bongioanni | + 00 |
| 31 | Gerritse Femke | Team SD Worx-Protime | + 00 |
| 32 | Boskamp Lente | Velopro-Alphamotorhomes | + 00 |
| 33 | Berton Nina | EF Education-Oatly | + 00 |
| 34 | Vervloet Sterre | Lotto Ladies | + 00 |
| 35 | Poppe Febe | Cynisca Cycling | + 00 |
| 36 | Milaki Argyro | Aromitalia 3T Vaiano | + 00 |
| 37 | Tyler Amelia | Handsling Alba Development Road Team | + 00 |
| 38 | Marasco Margot | AG Insurance Soudal U23 | + 00 |
| 39 | van den Eijnden Jony | DD Group Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 40 | Ketelsen Ida Krickau | CJ O'SHEA Racing Team | + 00 |
| 41 | Roussel Elyne | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 00 |
| 42 | Mul Malwina | MAT ATOM Deweloper Wroclaw | + 00 |
| 43 | Grove S'annara | CJ O'SHEA Racing Team | + 00 |
| 44 | Mrugal Allison | Cynisca Cycling | + 00 |
| 45 | Lister Grace | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 46 | Caudera Beatrice | BePink-Imatra-Bongioanni | + 00 |
| 47 | Kolesava Anastasiya | CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto | + 00 |
| 48 | Tserakh Hanna | Aromitalia 3T Vaiano | + 00 |
| 49 | Vanderaerden Anna | Fenix-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 50 | Jackson Alison | EF Education-Oatly | + 00 |
| 51 | Beuling Femke | VolkerWessels Women's Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 52 | Czapla Justyna | CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto | + 00 |
| 53 | Timmerman Elise | DD Group Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 54 | Goossens Billy | AG Insurance Soudal U23 | + 00 |
| 55 | Souren Scarlett | VolkerWessels Women's Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 56 | Wenzel Liv | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 57 | Casagranda Andrea | BePink-Imatra-Bongioanni | + 00 |
| 58 | van Haaften Kirstie | Cofidis Women Team | + 00 |
| 59 | Escalera Isabella Maria | CJ O'SHEA Racing Team | + 00 |
| 60 | Wittevrongel Lani | Lotto Ladies | + 00 |
| 61 | Greenwood Monica | Team Coop-Repsol | + 00 |
| 62 | Darvill Isabel | CJ O'SHEA Racing Team | + 00 |
| 63 | Bye Camilla Rånes | Team Coop-Repsol | + 00 |
| 64 | Kagevi Stina | Team Coop-Repsol | + 00 |
| 65 | Brillante Romeo Lucia | Aromitalia 3T Vaiano | + 00 |
| 66 | Ramsey Holly | Hess Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 67 | Laing Nele | LKT-Team | + 00 |
| 68 | Markus Femke | Team SD Worx-Protime | + 00 |
| 69 | Roseman-Gannon Ruby | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 00 |
| 70 | Trevisi Anna | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 00 |
| 71 | Desmet Chloe | DD Group Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 72 | Zanzi Valentina | Aromitalia 3T Vaiano | + 00 |
| 73 | van der Wolf Babette | EF Education-Oatly | + 00 |
| 74 | van Zuthem Cecilia | Fenix-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 75 | De Wilde Julie | Fenix-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 76 | Sap Julie | Velopro-Alphamotorhomes | + 00 |
| 77 | Bex Nathalie | Velopro-Alphamotorhomes | + 00 |
| 78 | Vierstraete Luca | AG Insurance Soudal U23 | + 00 |
| 79 | Pate Amber | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 00 |
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