Motorbikes and cold ruin Omloop for Quick-Step

Tom Boonen suffered in the cold and rain

Tom Boonen suffered in the cold and rain (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The Omega Pharma - Quick-Step troops led by Tom Boonen entered the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Ghent as big favourites, but they left the Belgian town empty-handed. With Boonen, Zdenek Stybar and others struggling with the cold, Nikki Terpstra took over the reins. In the absence of race radios, the Dutchman missed a clear chance for the podium, opting to stick to the original team tactics and await a return of teammates. After the race, both Terpstra and team manager Patrick Lefevre were fuming about the wall of motorbikes which affected the race for them.

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