72nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (02/03-2019) - 200 km

[Wvv]

Matthews FTW

Would like to see that, he's been so much better to watch since leaving Mitchelton. If his form is similar to last year's its possible.

No rider in the last 20 years (and I doubt it happened before) has won the Omloop without a single race day before in the season.

Roger De Vlaeminck won it on his very first day as a professional.

 

[MartinGT]

Matthews FTW

Would like to see that, he's been so much better to watch since leaving Mitchelton. If his form is similar to last year's its possible.

No rider in the last 20 years (and I doubt it happened before) has won the Omloop without a single race day before in the season.

Records are there to be broken

 

[Tim Booth]

Arnaud DEMARE latest DNS

 

[RedheadDane]

Arnaud DEMARE latest DNS

Does it actually count as a DNS if the team has had time to make an official statement this early? Will Demare (and the others) be listed at the button of the result-list with a big fat DNS?

 

[Alexandre B.]

Arnaud DEMARE latest DNS

Does it actually count as a DNS if the team has had time to make an official statement this early? Will Demare (and the others) be listed at the button of the result-list with a big fat DNS?

Nope!

 

[Tim Booth]

Arnaud DEMARE latest DNS

Does it actually count as a DNS if the team has had time to make an official statement this early? Will Demare (and the others) be listed at the button of the result-list with a big fat DNS?

OK, the latest to be removed from the start list - final list
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjkyMzU=

 

[tobydawq]

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

I have synchronised the start list in the OP with the actual start list.

 

[search]

Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

But yes, I'm also intrigued to see ham. Bahrain had a very, very interesting squad (unfortunately with no Mohoric, it's a little less interesting now, but Colbrelli could also get his cobbles breakthrough).

 

[Lequack]

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[search]

Re: Re:

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

well, maybe in a couple of years there's a chance for Dylan to win that one every now and then

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

But yes, I'm also intrigued to see ham. Bahrain had a very, very interesting squad (unfortunately with no Mohoric, it's a little less interesting now, but Colbrelli could also get his cobbles breakthrough).

Add Teunissen to the mix to make it really fun!

You're intrigued to see "ham"? Linguistically confused there?

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

But yes, I'm also intrigued to see ham. Bahrain had a very, very interesting squad (unfortunately with no Mohoric, it's a little less interesting now, but Colbrelli could also get his cobbles breakthrough).

Add Teunissen to the mix to make it really fun!

You're intrigued to see "ham"? Linguistically confused there?

Ire you iwire of how close the i ind a buttons ire on my keyboird??

 

[christopherrowe]

There are six national road champions among the 173 riders taking the start at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad tomorrow. The national champion jerseys we’ll see will be worn by:

Pascal Ackermann, Champion of Germany
Antoine Duschene, Champion of Canada
Bob Jungels, Champion of Luxembourg
Yves Lampaert, Champion of Belgium
Alexey Lutsenko, Champion of Kazakhstan
Lukas Pöstlberger, Champion of Austria

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Yay, Omloop! One of my favorite races of the season. It always delivers. It's a bummer that Kragh Andersen is out, he could have potentially won this. Instead I'm gonna go with GVA vs Vanmarcke in a two-way sprint that GVA wins.

 

[Midnightfright]

Re: Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

But yes, I'm also intrigued to see ham. Bahrain had a very, very interesting squad (unfortunately with no Mohoric, it's a little less interesting now, but Colbrelli could also get his cobbles breakthrough).

Add Teunissen to the mix to make it really fun!

You're intrigued to see "ham"? Linguistically confused there?

I spend most of my waking life intrigued by ham

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

It'll also be interesting to see what Teuns can do. He was 2nd in the U23 Omloop a couple of years ago (and won the junior's race), but maybe he had a bit more weight back then?

Who will be best of Teuns and Theuns? The real battle.

But yes, I'm also intrigued to see ham. Bahrain had a very, very interesting squad (unfortunately with no Mohoric, it's a little less interesting now, but Colbrelli could also get his cobbles breakthrough).

Add Teunissen to the mix to make it really fun!

You're intrigued to see "ham"? Linguistically confused there?

I spend most of my waking life intrigued by ham

The alleged linguistical confusion stems from the fact that "ham" is the Danish ord for "him".

 

[Robert5091]

It will be interesting to see how CCC & QS fight it out as both teams are going for one day races & not GTs.

 

[Breh]

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It will be interesting to see how CCC & QS fight it out as both teams are going for one day races & not GTs.

A bizarre thing to say about one of the five teams that put a rider on a GC podium last year. They've won about 20%(?) of all the GT stages over the past three years. Remco isnt exactly focused on classics either.

Sure, the classics are more important, but the GT's are far from being ignored. CCC on the other hand appear to only have a classics squad.

 

[wirral]

The ham plot thickens.


The alleged linguistical confusion stems from the fact that "ham" is the Danish ord for "him".

https://translate.google.com/#view=saved&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=da&text=%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B3

 

[Midnightfright]

Re:

The ham plot thickens.


The alleged linguistical confusion stems from the fact that "ham" is the Danish ord for "him".

https://translate.google.com/#view=saved&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=da&text=%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B3

Aaahh that makes sense , thanks for that . You really brought home the bacon...... sorry

 

[Scarponi]

God I’ve put 100 on stybar to win while drunk last night, I’ve really stuffed up here haven’t I? Or is he a small chance

 

[kingjr]

Stybar is one of those who always have a small chance but never actually win.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Re:

The ham plot thickens.


The alleged linguistical confusion stems from the fact that "ham" is the Danish ord for "him".

https://translate.google.com/#view=saved&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=da&text=%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B3

Which makes Midnight Fright's comment:

I spend most of my waking life intrigued by ham

all the more intriguing...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re:

Jakobsen out sick until PN probably.

Sunweb have added Louis Vervaeke to their lineup. Not really a race for a climber, one would think.

Well, the way he's been climbing the past few years, maybe a flat race is a better fit for this climber. Also, he started out on the mountainbike IIRC, so his bikehandling should be better than the average climber.