Omloop het Nieuwsblad 2012

[dlwssonic]

lol that was a pretty cheap way to get a result on the board BMC

 

[hrotha]

He was picked by half the CQ teams on this forum - one of the most obvious breakthrough performances waiting to happen.

I wonder how many of us had all three of Vanmarcke, Boonen and Haussler. All hugely popular and obvious picks.

edit: wait, I don't have Haussler. When did I drop him? Gah.

 

[BillytheKid]

Haussler and flecha belgian lol...

Ha. I didn't stop to think. Just listening to the commentators, but not understanding the full of it.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

So does Boonen get mad and go for KBK tomorrow, or does he take it easy? I would assume the latter.

Judging by today's sprint, if he tried the former he might scrape a top 20.

 

[will10]

Well, I dont know too much about the guy, but I know he really caught my eye last year in doing really strong turns in the classics last year as a domestique endlessly being on the front of the bunch on all the difficult sections, great to see him get to go for his own chanches now

He was a very good classics rider in the U23 but his first "big" performance was a very classy ride in the decisive move in the Gent Wevelgem edition that Eisel won.

 

[skidmark]

He was picked by half the CQ teams on this forum - one of the most obvious breakthrough performances waiting to happen.

To add a bit more to the fact that people have noticed him before, he had a podium from the break in Gent-Wevelgem 2 years ago for Topsport Vlaanderen (in what I believe was his neo-pro season), and even with the deep Garmin lineup for the classics last year, he looked like a monster on the cobbles, often stretching things fairly early and getting a good gap even. Over 2 years (and different parts of the season, as he did a good attack or two in the Eneco Tour last summer), it was pretty obvious that it wasn't fluke form and it was just a matter of time before the big breakthrough. That's mostly what I have noticed...

 

[Peccio89]

Great win for Vanmarke, Van Petegem heir.

 

[insideout leadout]

Judging by today's sprint, if he tried the former he might scrape a top 20.

KBK is not as hard, if he recovers he can win tomorrow.

 

[theyoungest]

Dunno if he has 260km in his legs, but I hope so.

Yes he does. Did you watch Paris-Roubaix last year? Kilometres on the front for Hushovd. Vanmarcke is a class act, and he seems to have made that step forward.

 

[dlwssonic]

someone translate what GVA is saying!!

 

[insideout leadout]

Tears of joy from Vanmarcke

 

[Libertine Seguros]

lol that was a pretty cheap way to get a result on the board BMC

It's the same as Radioshack sending Zubeldia to attack with 1km to go in San Sebastián 2010, a minute after the leaders had sprinted out the victory. Besides, if they hadn't managed to get anybody in the top 10, it would have been hilarious, yes, but very bad for such an on-paper dream team.

 

[will10]

someone translate what GVA is saying!!

He said BMC ****ed up, whoever thought throwing all the best riders available into one team and hoping it would all work out was wrong.

 

[BillytheKid]

lol that was a pretty cheap way to get a result on the board BMC

Why? Thor is not on good form. BMC looked strong in the chase with wrong guy up the road. Just one race, but the director messed that up.

 

[skidmark]

I wonder how many of us had all three of Vanmarcke, Boonen and Haussler. All hugely popular and obvious picks.

edit: wait, I don't have Haussler. When did I drop him? Gah.

Yup, it's all about the combo of riders. Sure almost 80 teams have Boonen and 50 or so have the other 2 each, but if 25 teams have all 3, you're getting a leg up on 100 teams if you have them all. Obvious picks aren't as cool, but they get the job done.

 

[will10]

I wonder how many of us had all three of Vanmarcke, Boonen and Haussler. All hugely popular and obvious picks.

edit: wait, I don't have Haussler. When did I drop him? Gah.

42 teams have Haussler, so it'll be less than a third of all teams at the very most who have all three.

 

[hatcher]

And I'm not sure it qualifies as a result for BMC

 

[dlwssonic]

I promise you guys BMC will do much better when the more important classics start. hey who is that BMC rider following vanmarcke on the climb.

 

[luckyboy]

Boonen to take revenge tomorrow

 

[dlwssonic]

Why? Thor is not on good form. BMC looked strong in the chase with wrong guy up the road. Just one race, but the director messed that up.

Yeah I only watched the last few km. what went wrong? I know gilbert had a mechanical.

 

[ak-zaaf]

I wonder how many of us had all three of Vanmarcke, Boonen and Haussler. All hugely popular and obvious picks.

edit: wait, I don't have Haussler. When did I drop him? Gah.

I have all 3 in my podium cafe team.
Seemed like obvious picks.

/Well, I doubted a little about Haussler for 8 points.

 

[canyonball]

5 * for Sep tactically. I don't think he could have then much more. Then he won an unexpected sprint. Deserved. What a great race and a great finale. Made me jump from my chair and shout like a maniac

 

[slim charles]

Thanks for info on Vanmarcke. I never noticed him before, though I obviously should have. He rode great today, I think I'll become a big fan of his

 

[will10]

Any results showing more than the top 5 out yet?

 

[skidmark]

Yes he does. Did you watch Paris-Roubaix last year? Kilometres on the front for Hushovd. Vanmarcke is a class act, and he seems to have made that step forward.

Yeah, for sure, I noticed him in P-R, but working on the front is different than saving enough to drop everyone or sprint out the win after 260km. I agree about his potential, but I'm just saying he hasn't been in that position yet enough (ie. at all) for me to see him as a 'favourite' for those races. Sprinting out the win strongly after 200k + working hard for your leaders deep into a full-length classic does not always equal being able to put it all together.