The birth of the tifossi Blog

4 guys in their 40ies?

One day 4 guys sat around a table and decided to get together from time to time to have fun and a lot of laughs.

4 guys in their 40ies called “Den Osseclub”.

A goal or a mutual interest besides beer and having fun was to be found.

Pretty soon the interest in rock music and cycling led us on a quest for a cyclist who could interest us all 4.

The quest…

Not your average Belgian cyclist. 
No offence but we wanted to have the first and unique Fan Club in Belgium.

So we went looking for someone who didn’t have a fanclub in Belgium but was still fond of racing in Belgium…
A guy who likes cobbles racing and the sturdy racing in Flanders.

A quest that took us a while and finally we found him.

Daniel Oss

Trying to find the perfect match led us to Daniel Oss. 

Professional cyclist and rock 'n roll in every vain in his body. 

A small study of his track record and his bio made the match even more perfect. 

Daniel is an Italian cyclist loving the cobblestones of the north.

Besides that he is a real rock ‘n roll lover.

A bit crazy (like us)

Talk of a match made in heaven...

Finding a name

In January of 2017 we came up with a name after contacting Daniel if he would like a Fan Club in Belgium.
Creative brains within the team like wordplay and liguistical jokes and so we came to tifOSSi.
Combining the Italian word for fan “tifosi” with Daniel’s last name.

The baseline “Daniel is van oss” is a Ducth wordplay.

Dutch speaking people will if the read it fast read the word “ons” .

Which in essence means “Daniel is ours” – referring to a soccer song which is chanted a lot on the different pitches.

Our mission 

Support Daniel at the start and during every race in Belgium where he rides. 

You will certainly recognize the banner which goes along everywhere we go.

Who we are ? 

Ward Van de Maele - President tifOSSi and Editor Facebook Group

Joeri Ballekens - Social Media Spokesman and blogger

Nick Opbrouck - tifOSSi Fan's spokesman and Editor Facebook group

Steve Demeurie - Treasury and Logistics 

Newest member 

Bjorn Van Landuyt - "in apprenticeship" 

Next up.

Next post we will tell you guys more about the logo and the first steps in the wonderful world of Daniel Oss and the Japanese connection.
In the meanwhile we are working hard on getting the "tifOSSi hoodies" ready for their first public appearance. 
We will with 4 tifOSSi's follow the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on the 24th of March. Want to meet and greet us? 
Come and find us at the start or along the roads. 
Hoodies and banner will show you the way. 
Our fan's spokesman Nick Opbrouck will be their to answer all of your questions. 👀

Want to know more about E3 Prijs Harelbeke?

Want to know more about Daniel Oss 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Oss

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https://www.facebook.com/TifossiBelgium/

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