Omega Pharma Quick Step: Are you kidding me??

[hrotha]

Meh, nothing special for a Harlem Shake video.

 

[Caruut]

Thought that was one of the better ones I've seen.

 

[The Hitch]

WTF!?!

Harlem shake #OPQS

Looks like tommeke has moved up to mdma

 

[Caruut]

MDMA's definitely not up from coke.

 

[Mr.38%]

Looks like tommeke has moved up to mdma

A friend of mine did this 21 years ago. Good old times.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Tommeke looked quite good yesterday, zero training but ready for Flanders already. Taus has not forgotten his tricks it seems.

 

[blackcat]

WTF?! × 10

First thing on a Saturday morning. Disturbing is all I can say.

EDIT: After watching it a second time there can be no doubt, they are definitely on drugs.

just missing the coke and the dancers from Yellow Rose. Surely they were in the other adults only version.

 

[Peyote]

Tommeke looked quite good yesterday, zero training but ready for Flanders already. Taus has not forgotten his tricks it seems.

Zero training? Oman?

Ready for Flanders?
84.BOONEN Tom OPQ 06'27
hmm not really

 

[Peyote]

'cept ol' Jose!

Look at the difference in Gilbert's 2011 and 2012 and Boonen's 2011 and 2012.

Good 'ol Jose!

Boonen in 2011? 2 words... Bad luck!
Got sick in preparation of the classics;
Fell and abandoned in Roubaix, Tour de France(concussion) and Vuelta (broken wrist).

I don't know what Gilbert his problem was in 2012, but he won the WC without Ibarguren.

 

[The Hitch]

Zero training? Oman?

Ready for Flanders?
84.BOONEN Tom OPQ 06'27
hmm not really

While i agree with your wider point the result itself is not.as bad as it looks. Everyone but the break finished on that time. In the tour sometimes.even the mj finishes 20.mins back.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Zero training? Oman?

Ready for Flanders?
84.BOONEN Tom OPQ 06'27
hmm not really

Seen him jumping on the Molenberg?

 

[Netserk]

Seen him jumping on the Molenberg?

He didn't...

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

He didn't...

Who was behind vanmarcke then?
Impressive.

 

[Netserk]

Sorry you are right. But it wasn't really a jump as there wasn't any gap behind him.

Peloton on the Molenberg

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Sorry you are right. But it wasn't really a jump as there wasn't any gap behind him.

Peloton on the Molenberg

Grazie, was looking for the videao, couldn't find it.

Looked effortless didnt it? Just after the Molenberg he went to bring water bottles to his teammates. Tommeke is ready. Just like QS is every year.

 

[Netserk]

Grazie, was looking for the videao, couldn't find it.

Looked effortless didnt it? Just after the Molenberg he went to bring water bottles to his teammates. Tommeke is ready. Just like QS is every year.

Yes it did. It certainly seemed like he (and some other riders) was holding back. Do you know which teammate it was that was beside Tommeke?

A shame K-B-K was cancelled. Would have been a big QS show for sure.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Believe it was Stybar.

 

[Peyote]

Seen him jumping on the Molenberg?

There is a big difference between being ready for Flanders and following Vanmarcke on the Molenberg after 160km. If he wasn't capable of that he would have a huge problem.

If Boonen is good he is always riding at the front. Where was he on the Taaienberg? Or the Eikenberg? He is not the rider to hold back.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Maybe it's a bit early, but Dr. Taus might be pulling an 11/12.

 

[therhodeo]

Maybe it's a bit early, but Dr. Taus might be pulling an 11/12.

The only thing QS is proving is that they show up ready to race earlier in the season than most do. Thats nothing new for Boonen.

 

[Marco Pantani]

The only thing QS is proving is that they show up ready to race earlier in the season than most do. Thats nothing new for Boonen.

Theres a difference between a single rider on song and a whole team.
Their performance in Qatar was pretty strong, Kwiatkowski and Meersman winning on Palma.

As i wrote, lets see where it goes, but they're kicking off nicely.

Be patient and we'll talk later this year.

 

[Afrank]

Did anyone expect they wouldn't be winning early? They've got many of the best and most talented guys; plus just guys that can win on pretty much every terrain. It was inevitable they would start winning early and often.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Theres a difference between a single rider on song and a whole team.
Their performance in Qatar was pretty strong, Kwiatkowski and Meersman winning on Palma.

As i wrote, lets see where it goes, but they're kicking off nicely.

Be patient and we'll talk later this year.

Agree, this is way to broad.

Taus FTW.

 

[del1962]

They forgot to inform Cav though

 

[hrotha]

Did anyone expect they wouldn't be winning early? They've got many of the best and most talented guys; plus just guys that can win on pretty much every terrain. It was inevitable they would start winning early and often.

Meh, many of those guys were nothing special until they got on OPQS.

I agree it's too early to tell, but I know I've preemptively raised an eyebrow because we've seen this before.