Busy weeks have passed

The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy for the Tifossi Fanclub.
We've attended all the Belgian races Daniel participated in and each time we were happy to meet him at the start and sometimes at the finish line.
In a short period we have become known with the riders, staff and followers.

Omloop het Nieuwsblad 

http://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/nl/ohn/elite-mannen

It started with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad where the official Tifossi Banner was shown to the world.
This was indeed the first time we met Daniel and that he signed the banner.

Daniel signing the official banner of Tifossi Belgium

At this moment we were approached by Yves Brokken of wielerverhaal.com who wanted to write an article on this strange phenomenon, a bunch of Belgian guys rooting for an Italian rider.
The race itself didn't go very well for Daniel since he got caught up in a big crash.
Nonetheless it was the start of a great season for Greg Van Avermaet who took the win

Kuurne Brussel Kuurne 

http://www.kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be/

The traditional opening weekend in Belgium is Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Sathurday and Kuurne Brussel Kuurne on Sunday.
The Tifossi were there at the start and at the finish to support Daniel

Daniel at the start of Kuurne Brussel Kuurne 


The crash of the day before still got a hold of Daniel and the injuries made him abandon.
Nonetheless Tifossi supported him at the bus and wished him all the best for the coming races.

In the mean time we started the official Tifossi Belgium Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/TifossiBelgium/
And this has become the main source of direct info and fun stuff we are doing with the bunch of Belgian fans of Daniel Oss.

Whilst the peleton was riding in Italy for Strade Bianche we got a great cheer from Daniel at the start of this wonderful Tuscan race.

https://www.facebook.com/TifossiBelgium/videos/280915352329262/

E3 Prijs Harelbeke: The "birth" of the Tifossi Hoodie 

https://www.e3harelbeke.be/

The E3-Prijs Harelbeke has been for the past 20 years a yearly tradition of some founding members of Tifossi Belgium.
This year's edition was going to be a special one.
Whilst in the other Belgian races not all founding members of the fanclub could attend this time everybody was there. And we had a present for Daniel.
President Ward had been working on a secret project together with Steven Seynhaeve, the Tifossi Hoodie.

This to promote Daniel Oss even more and make us as Tifossi more visible at the start and along the course.
Off course we had to give Daniel his own hoodie as a present.

Daniel gladly accepts his personal Tifossi Hoodie 

We don't know if it was the present or not but Daniel raced incredibly in Harelbeke, finishing not only 20th but led the way to Greg Van Avermaet's victory.
The president was so excited that he raced to the finish line to cheer for Daniel. And much to his surprise Daniel was already wearing the hoodie :-)

Daniel at the finish together with president Ward. 

Gent Wevelgem 

http://www.gent-wevelgem.be/nl/gw/elite-mannen

At the start podium the Tifossi cheered so loud for Daniel that master of ceremoniew Michel Wuyts had to interview Daniel.
Michel was surprised to learn that Daniel had fans in Belgium and Daniel said he wants to grab a beer with us someday.
We welcome him and all Daniel Oss supporters to our clubhouse in Deerlijk Cocoon

https://www.facebook.com/CocoonDeerlijk/

After the start the Tifossi got together with some Italian cycling fans.

Then off to the finish in Wevelgem.
We saw once again an outstanding Daniel Oss riding for Greg Van Avermaet.
Second run for the infamous Kemmelberg Daniel was in front of the peleton keeping the bunch together and laying the path to victory fo BMC.

Afterwards we had the chance to briefly speak to Daniel and congratulate him on the work done and he even took the time to take a picture with the youngest Tifossi.

But even more so some legendary riders were glad to show their support for Tifossi and Daniel Oss

Ex-winner of Paris Roubaix Eddy Planckaert gladly took this picture with our president

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


Ronde Van Vlaanderen: Birth of the official Tifossi flag 

http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/nl/rvv/elite-mannen

The biggest race in Belgium with the new start city Antwerp.
The Tifossi were once again at the start and cheered for Daniel and the full team at the bus.
We had brought something new...
The official Tifossi flag.

Meanwhile the banner and hoodie were in the spotlights.
Mentioned during the live broadcast of Sporza radio and a lot of famous Belgian people and even legends were happy to join us in supporting Daniel Oss.

Minister Kris Peeters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Peeters

Legendary Actor and Director Tom Van Dyck https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Van_Dyck_(acteur)

And legend Eddy Merckx the greatest cyclist ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx

The race was a great spectacle and Daniel once again showed his form, working hard for Greg and his team. Unfortunately a crash prevented a better result. Nonetheless Daniel finished at 61st place in the end result.

Paris Roubaix 

What a race! An outstanding performance of Daniel who worked tremendously hard for the victory of Greg.
Tifossi were there with the full bunch in secteur Carrefour de l'arbre.
Flag and banner motivated Daniel to give the extra push and we yelled Greg towards the victory.

So what's next?
Since now the peleton is moving abroad we are going to keep on rooting for Daniel via social media.
We will keep posting on the facebook page and continue with the blog.
From next week on we will publish articles on the fans we've met from all over the world.
The hoodies seem to be very popular and people who want to order them, please contact us via the facebook group. We will get into contact with you.

Keep on reading and sharing our blogposts and facebook messages.

Forza Daniel !