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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-05-2014 12:27
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It was Great to see Matthias in the yellow jersey even if it was only for a short time  |
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| VoetsT |
Posted on 31-05-2014 12:37
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The team showed some strength here. Not winning isn't a drama, there are plenty of other opportunities in the rest of the season
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| vanbelle |
Posted on 31-05-2014 12:56
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What is the team of opqs? Do you want to have a screen of opqs stats? Srry my english is not good! I'm a belgian |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-05-2014 20:01
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Shonak - He won't be lacking confidence, you might be right there  Glad you liked the past, present & future bit!
Jakstar22 - It's a very decent start indeed!
sutty68 - It was a nice bonus, just too bad we missed that victory with Matt
VoetsT - Definitely!
vanbelle - Actually it's quite close to the current real life OPQS squad, with some changes though. Kwiatkowski is the big hill/GC talent. Matt is the new Boonen. Van Avermaet is his helper and we also have Bouhanni and Ciolek for the sprints! |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 31-05-2014 22:16
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What is your next race?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2014 09:39
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rogvi97 - I'm not 100% sure but I think it was the Tour of Oman. I'm not entirely sure if I'll report back from it, though (unless I get a stage win). So possibly the Omloop!
I wanted to ask you all something here.
Modern Times has been concentrating a lot on Vleminckx' career as a cyclist. For me it's a change from stories like A Day in the Life, where I also focus on the personal life etc...
My question thus is the following: Do you enjoy the story as much despite the lack of 'personal updates'? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2014 11:05
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 Tour of Oman
The Tour of Oman was an amazing experience. I've never felt this strong this early in the season. I cleaned out the competition here. In four stages that were sprinter-material, I took three victories and a fourth place, thus conquering the Points Classification.
In the fight for the General Classification, it went between Nairo Quintana and Nik Bozic, with my former team mate coming out on top. Surprisingly, Quintana cracked in the fifth stage and even fell of the podium.
[table=100%] Winner Leader
Stage 1 Caleb Ewan (EXG) Caleb Ewan (EXG)
Stage 2 Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ) Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ)
Stage 3 Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ) Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ)
Stage 4 Nairo Quintana (MOV) Nairo Quintana (MOV)
Stage 5 Rafael Andriato (SBC) Nik Bozic (EXG)
Stage 6 Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ) Nik Bozic (EXG)
General Classification: Nik Bozic (EXG)
Points Classification: Matthias Vleminckx (OPQ)
Mountain Classification: Nairo Quintana (MOV)
Young Rider Classification: Nik Bozic (EXG)
Team Classification: ExxonMobil - Geberit
Tour of Oman: In Pictures 
In stage 1, I wasn't warmed up yet!
A moment I'll never forget. My first victory in the Rainbow colors!
Sprinting in strong head wind, everyone was dying
A stage for the power sprinters, aka me!
Icing on the cake. Meersman finishing second, giving OPQS a 1 - 2
This Tour of Oman is a race I never want to forget. Not necessarily because I took 3 stages, not even because I took my first victory as a World Champion, but because I want to hold on to that feeling. I almost felt indestructible here. I'm in a winning mood and a good flow, so bring on the Belgian opening weekend!
This was also the first race where I had Tom Boonen in the team car. More importantely, for him it was the first time he was in a team car. I guess he would've prefered a Ferrari as a team car, though! But he did good and he'll be leading DS for the Belgian opening weekend!
Can't wait!
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 01-06-2014 11:22
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Nice result in Oman!
I enjoy the story the way it is, though I did like A Day in the Life more, if you know what I mean. Though I somehow think you're so far in to this, that you don't need to start with it now. Nearly fifty pages already shows that it works the way it is.
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| VoetsT |
Posted on 01-06-2014 11:35
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Omam seems like it was nothing but a walk in the park for Matt
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2014 12:32
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Dippofix - I know what you mean Thanks for your input!
VoetsT - Seems like it  He didn't waste away his winter! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2014 12:32
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 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
My first race in Europe for Omega Pharma - Quickstep and my first race on Belgian soil in the World Champion jersey. This is a terrain where I can shine!
Profile
 The Omloop is always an unpredictable race. We've got the strongest team here, so we'll have to make the race.
For me, it's too bad it won't be raining.
After a shocking decision to leave the field, this is Niels Albert's first full road season. He's keen to show his value!
But having someone in the breakaway wasn't enough today. It was obvious we had to carry the race. 70 kilometers from the finish, we decided to make the race a bit harder.
Our plan worked perfectly. The team did an amazing job and we ripped the peloton apart.
And then, Stuyven was the perfect launching platform. He attacked, I followed!
Because of the wind, it was almost impossible to break away alone. That didn't stop Kenneth Vanbilsen from trying. He caught me at a bad moment.
I knew I couldn't wait around, so I went into the chase. The wind was killing me, but I couldn't give up.
After a 5 kilometer chase, I finally caught him. We were both pretty tired and neither seemed keen on picking up the pace now.
So three riders, including Stuyven were coming closer and they'd join us under the 10 kilometer mark.
The squad have welcomed me into the team with open arms. They're prepared to work themselves to the bone for me. I'm very grateful for that. Stuyven guaranteed the pace and brought us to a sprint.
I started my sprint after the final corner!
Vanbilsen stayed close for a while there. He was the only one who could threaten me in this sprint.
But in a sprint, I'm still more powerful! Yes!
What an amazing victory in this jersey. I'm already looking forward to the cobbled season! Let's see if I can repeat my opening weekend from 2 years ago first, where I also took Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne!
See you tomorrow,
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| VoetsT |
Posted on 01-06-2014 12:43
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Niels Albert at OPQS, a bit strange to see that now due the news of last weeks 
But what a race from the team and Mathias, so strong
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| Martial1 |
Posted on 01-06-2014 13:15
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Fantastic start to the season for Matt!
As far as the personal updates go, I agree with Dippofix that A Day in the Life was better in part because of the personal updates, but this story is still really good without them. It's like A Day in the Life showed more of your personal story writing side, and this story shows more of you cycling story writing side (if that makes sense)
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-06-2014 18:45
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No no, don't miss personal details, but one or two personal sentences now and then hardly hur. There is a different focus on both stories. A Day In The Life was through and through a personal journey to winning le Tour, winning your love... losing it, stuff like that. Modern Times is an ambitious project of spanning a decade of a cyclist's life. Adding personal stuff to that, takes attention from what matters at the core.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-06-2014 18:50
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Matthias is on Great form at the moment, long may it continue |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2014 22:03
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VoetsT - Yeah. So sad news irl. I thought about getting him out of this database but I decided against it and give him a career here
Martial1 - Thanks a lot! It does make sense and actually after A Day I wanted to focus a bit more on the cycling side! So mission successful 
Shonak - You're exactly right And I think it's not unrealistic. Very few people lead lives so dramatic as Henry did in A Day I guess Matt's life is just that of a regular guy. Except his total ownage in cycling
sutty68 - Hear ye, hear ye Thanks!
Thanks for the support, guys. I really appreciate it. |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 01-06-2014 22:14
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Fantastic start to the season
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 01-06-2014 22:50
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I enjoy this story a lot!!! Do what you keep doing and what you want to, that way the story is the best quality!
Great win from you and I'm rooting on you to win K-B-K too
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 02-06-2014 00:35
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Nice start to the season. Hope it continues throughout the classics. |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 02-06-2014 01:00
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Ian Butler wrote:
Shonak - You're exactly right And I think it's not unrealistic. Very few people lead lives so dramatic as Henry did in A Day I guess Matt's life is just that of a regular guy. Except his total ownage in cycling
AKA Travis.
Glad Matt is starting to find his groove with OPQS after the move from Orica.
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