GROTE VERRASSING tijdens TESTKOERS op TRAININGSKAMP! 🇪🇸

Onze droom komt uit: TDT – Unibet staat op zondag 14 april aan de start van onze allereerste WorldTour-koers… *de Amstel Gold Race!* 🤩 En om de renners daar zo goed mogelijk op voor te bereiden beginnen we het seizoen op trainingskamp 🇪🇸.

In deze video gaan Bas, Josse en Devin inchecken bij de ploeg in Spanje. Renners kunnen zich laten zien in een race simulatie, er worden duidelijke afspraken gemaakt én krijgt Josse een nieuw kapsel!

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Our dream comes true! TDT-Unibet will be at the start of our very first World Tour race on April 14… The Amstel Gold Race! And to prepare the riders for this as best as possible… …we start the season at training camp. In this video Bas, Josse and I check in with our team.

Riders can show themselves in a racing simulation. Clear agreements are made and Josse gets a new haircut. It’s January and it’s time to go to training camp. The second training camp of the season. We are going again in the Calpe area.

I’m really looking forward to it now. And if you think, what is this flaw? That’s right. I thought I would go cross-country skiing last week. Take out a little less. End up in the hospital with a dislocated shoulder.

That didn’t go quite as planned. – You can also injure your shoulder while cross-country skiing… Let’s see how it goes this week. But that’s why I walk like a cripple. As you can see, we are right on time. – Exactly on time. But someone isn’t on time!

But it also takes longer to pack your suitcase with one arm. They’re already here, Josse and Devin. In 3, 2, 1, comment about my cross-country skiing adventures last week. Do you know the story of Bas who went cross-country skiing? It’s a very short story.

I have to say, that wasn’t much of a book, was it? Well, welcome. – Toot. Oh yeah, this looks really weird, I think, to people. We’re going to training camp and I’m looking forward to it. A new year is about to begin.

Tomorrow we will see our riders for the first time on the new bike, with a new kit. I have personalized boarding passes from our friends. This is Bas’s. And from you I have one on the scale of your ego. So please.

Fuck, there’s no way I’m going in with this. – This is the floor plan of your new house. I’m not going in with this. Is this really him? This is really him. Yes, Transavia came up with personalized boarding passes. So, let’s go? – This is really the last time you can arrange something.

What a shitty hassle after that cross-country skiing… Girlfriend away, traveling for two months. Parents on vacation. Girlfriend gone, she also said, now it’s done. First cycling and now cross-country skiing… I was limping so badly. It really took me two hours to pack that suitcase. It was real drama. Well. We are here.

Time for the moment of truth. This really is one of those bachelor parties. I’m the Jack, you know. It’s coming. The lame one goes to check in and the idiot. Of course you want to see if this works, right? Can it? Oh no?

I just did my preparation. I also just have it on my phone. Too bad… – Oh, he does. We are on our way to Alicante, where, like almost the entire cycling world, we will also organize our training camp. Almost all our riders have flown to Spain on their own before…

…to escape the bad weather in Northern Europe. It is also an exciting moment for Bas, Josse and me. – Well, this is quite a steep climb. We will see our team, including many new names, in action for the first time. It’s really fun on the run. He put his earphones in.

What are you listening to? Would you like some, Devin? – Water and a Pringles. Yes, thank you. Our very first race of the new year will be the Tour of Antalya. A stage race that starts on February 8.

Of course we want to compete there immediately for the general classification. So let’s see if our boys are ready. Are we there yet? Well, he also looks stoned from his pancake. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Spain at Alicante airport. Bye. Bye. Day.

And now a Spaniard has to be ready and we go to the hotel. We have arrived at the hotel and I am lying in the room with… – El Capitano! With Rob. Tomorrow will be the first training. The first training that everyone rides on the same bikes, with the same clothes…

…just hits the road with everything spic and span. I think there is a 3.5 hour training program in different groups. And my plan is to go with the sprinters tomorrow. See you tomorrow! As Spain wakes up, the team gathers for the 2024 kick-off. But first, let’s have some breakfast.

Can you first tell us how many new sport directors, how many new team leaders do we have? Two. Sverre, and his real name is Gaëtan. And we call him Ponsi, or the Ponsinator. Sverre is from Norway and Gaëtan is from Luxembourg. And they will replace Rob and Bas this year… …. – No.

Sverre is a bit nervous, he comes from a continental team and then you have a group of eight or ten guys. This is the first time he… This is Sverre Vik, also known as our Norwegian Viking.

Sverre comes over from Coop-Repsol and, in addition to Rob and Bas, is the third team leader of TDT – Unibet. For the first time in English? – I’m always shaking. I think your English is better than Bas’ English. There we have the third team leader!

This is Gaëtan Pons, our other new team leader. Ponsi is a Luxembourger and comes from the Danish team Leopard. Is this Beyoncé? – No, not Beyoncé. I try to think positive, you know. Even when it’s raining outside. The sun shines in my head.

We have a very big Beyoncé fan here. – Really and truly? The biggest Beyoncé fan. Did you go to her concert at the Arena? I’ve been to five concerts. – Five? Oh he’s not lying? We are competing. We are the Vikings. Team Viking!

I am adopted, because I come from the east of the Netherlands. I was adopted by him, I am now a viking too. We are the Beyoncé fan group. They’re already injured, aren’t they! We’ve already been killed. Once the 21 riders have trickled in… …and have taken their place in the Dutch birthday circle…

…Julia kicks off. Hey, welcome back everyone. Good to see you again. I hope you had a good time at home. Everyone has received their package with all the new products. The new bicycles are here on the service course.

It was a big challenge to arrange everything and get everything on time in this camp. First I would like to welcome you to this second training camp. You are now all officially professional cyclists, that’s great. New year, new possibilities.

I only have a few points here. I just want to ask you who read the hygiene protocol before you left. Yeah, fine. And we would also like to inform you that the start of the season line-up is almost ready. We are just waiting for confirmation of some matches.

So you don’t have to compete with each other this training camp, okay? Just for your information. Once the new trainers Marco and Boy have explained the training… …the team gathers at the bicycle shed for the first joint training of 2024. What do you think it looks like, Mr. Team Leader?

It turned out beautiful. – It turned out nice, didn’t it? This is Harthijs de Vries and he comes from Friesland. Those are farmers. Normally they only have clogs and now he rides with white overshoes. This is impossible. I rode with black shoes all year. – You are my champion!

But now it’s enough with the black one, right? – No, you won with it! You made a comeback and you were Hartthijs de Vries again… …and now you’re leaving the black shoes? No, they are still there, but covered! Hey, is this our competitor? Our challenger. He is a very famous Youtuber. GG!

This is Cedrik Christophersen, one of our 12 newcomers to the team. I was part of the Norwegian trialton team for 5 years… …but the last three years I was really struggling with various running injuries. So then I got an offer from Team Coop-Repsol…

…a continental team in Norway. I won my second race that I rode for the team. So since then I’ve been very confident… …and really looking forward to the years to come. Cedric also has his own YouTube channel, where he makes videos about his career.

What does GG mean? – GG comes from gaming, it means ‘good game’. I use it for everything that is positive. I can say it was a GG race today. So it was a good ride today. It’s GG weather. It’s not GG weather today.

We just have competition this year. – GG, crazy grace man. We just have another YouTuber on our team. This one is yours! Mine! This one is mine too. – It’s a splashback. So my ass doesn’t get wet. And another one is wearing white overshoes. Look what he has on his legs.

He has lotion on his legs! – No! Oh, that smells really good. – These are images! Smell it! Now you have a smooth nose! Hartthijs, are these overshoes made for this weather? Yes, yes, definitely! Must be a bit of style, right?

And then after all the preparations it is finally time to start training. Now we go to the first climb! Today there is a training of 105 kilometers on the program, with three blocks uphill. Are you happy? – Yes. Happy guy! That’s really not normal.

Isn’t it nice that you ride down at 70 while you’re just having a conversation. And we’re clowning around here a bit cycling in the bends like this. After the first training, the riders take time for lunch… …while Bas, with the rest of the performance staff, prepares the debriefing. How was this first day?

And the bikes, did they feel good to all of you? Very good bikes, best bike I have ever ridden. I don’t know if anyone feels the same way, but best bike I’ve ridden. I think you guys are very lucky with these bikes. We also discussed the philosophy of our team.

For many riders it was the first time that they were followed by our camera. If we want to go to the Tour de France, and that is our big dream… …these days are very important. This is also the part that makes our team unique…

…and makes us different from other teams, and that also ensures… …that we have this group here now and have the space to develop. You say ‘we are very happy with the bicycles’, for example… …but we can be honest with you about the fact that we have to pay for the bicycles.

We choose quality in this area, because we know that is very important to you, but… We were just talking about media team and cycling team… …but actually we are one team. We are one organization. Because of the media team we were able to purchase the bikes.

To give you insight into the organization and the decisions we make. What time is it, Josse? – Quarter to nine. And what’s on the programme? An activation! Go ahead! – What? You’re going cycling today too, so come on! I’m not that flexible. We are warm again!

So Boy, what are we going to do today? Racing simulations. This is going to be an interesting day today. – I can see tense faces all over the place. Describe, what are we going to do? We have a slightly more tactical simulation…

…and then we will do a racing simulation which is a bit similar to what we can expect in Antalya. The Antalya simulation is discussed second. That’s what we call him, but we shouldn’t say that to them too much. Then they get nervous. Even more nervous.

The selection for Tour of Antalya is slowly starting to take place. Today is a test up and we want to try to win the rankings in Antalya. We want to go to war strength… – So it’s a bit of an Antalya simulation? Jelle… *Boers muttering* Today you’re going there!

No nonsense! – No, no nonsense, I won’t let myself be cheated! This is Jelle Johannink. A rider from the countryside of Holland. I always combined cycling with working on the farm. This is great, of course, isn’t it, such an opportunity… …especially nowadays, they are few and far between.

I was really happy with that and now I’m really going for it. Jelle rode for ABLOC last year and is not averse to a little air drumming… …and expressing his ambitions. In the Amstel Gold Race… …riding a final, for example.

In the first years, but I have to say that I don’t know where my limit is. We will see. Davide, I’m going to your hairdresser by the way… When? – Now! What did you say you wanted? Cheers, I showed you a photo.

I’ll take a picture of you and then I’ll give it to him. This is what I do. And I just say ‘I want this head too’. On to ‘Mission Shaved Haircut’. Hello? – Hello! Do you have room for… I’m full today… – Full today? One big deception. And now?

I heard from Jelle Johannink that there is a clipper involved. I suggest we have a toss… There must be someone who can give you a haircut. His literal words: ‘yes, I always shave the cows, so yes’. How hard can it be?’

After a quick warming up, the riders have now arrived at the start of the first of the two race simulations. Please explain, there are two race simulations. And now we’re going to get a little hilly? Yes, a little less style, but it will go up.

This is perfect for classic riders. And competition simulation two will be for the real climbers. And that will actually be a kind of competition simulation for the Tour of Antalya. Tour of Antalya, in the first race we naturally want to participate immediately for the prizes.

Overall ranking would be nice. That already tasted good in Kreiz Breizh. And there is an uphill finish, so we are going to do a simulation similar to that. Guys, there’s a two minute gap. This group will start… …you wait two minutes. The finish is at the top, we are there with the car.

We start in five, four, three, two, one… …and go! Oh! A demarrage! This is pretty fun, dude. – Look, look, there they go. It seems to have been a bit of an early explosion. They will regret this so much. They were all best friends this morning, but I think that’s gone now.

Well, disqualified, right side of the road. -We haven’t seen it. Who was it? Who was it? Victory belongs to Axel! This is the best team, isn’t it? 1-2, teammates. Congratulations, this is the stage. That guy is very strong. They’re wheel suckers!

Yes, but you’re disqualified because you crossed the line by about five meters. Several times! Does not matter to me. And then a minute later the second group also crosses the finish line. Do we get the finish line here? Rob, who are the two winners? – Jelle. And the first is a contest.

Axel, yes? Axel number one and Jelle number one. Nice huh? – Nice huh? Two newcomers immediately prove themselves. Jelle wins? – That’s what they say, right? No, disqualified! – But they can’t have it. Nice day. I was completely empty. – I had a flat tire.

That is really true! He changed my wheels. I was completely empty. Excuses. Spectacle! How was it in group 1? – Group 1 was exciting. Harthijs de Vries crossed the line a few times. Not whistled. Axel was the big winner. Yes, was he strong? In our group Jelle, boy.

Zeb was second, he just said ‘I did 460 watts for 10 minutes’. Really, Jelle drove towards that group, boy. That’s really not normal. The climbers still had a little, it wasn’t enough, was it? I’m very curious about your second one. That’s style. Jelle was good. He is momentarily upside down.

Bas was awake again at night later, I think. Jelle was good, good, good. I even took notes on my phone. – Oh, team leader! Like a kind of coach in the bank. Shall we ask Jelle how many watts he pedaled? – Fine. “Oh a lot, boy.” “A few hundred.”

Did you also happen to pedal a round of wattage? Yeah, I just saw you wanted to hit, but I was thinking 440 for 10 minutes. – 440. Oh, that’s fine. Rob told me to accelerate this morning, so I have to listen.

Yes, but Rob always says that to me Jelle. Then I can’t listen. Fortunately, it worked today. When the first race simulation is over, the riders drive to the starting location of race simulation two. The Antalya simulation. A climb of 5.5 kilometers at 7% uphill. With pieces up to 15%.

We cannot guarantee that you will encounter other vehicles coming from the other side. It is always a priority to let them pass, at least to keep this as safe as possible. The race is not the most important thing, getting to the top safely is still the most important.

If you can make a good racing simulation out of it, that is of course great… If you encounter something, that can happen. Don’t get angry, that’s just part of this training today. Yes? All right, I want you to get ready. We’re leaving in 15 seconds. They’ve started. They’ve started, Rob!

And we’re off to a fast start. – They’re coming hard. Jelle attacks this as if he has to cycle 200 meters. Jelle thinks it is 2 minutes. It’s 15 minutes, right? – Jelle is also on the list for Antalya. Completely fucked up. Come on!

It’s a 14 minute climb, right? – How many? – 14 minutes. Divide something Jelle! But 14 minutes, what the heck is 14 minutes, come on. They’re still going… they’ll find out. Let them drive them to hell boy! Jelle is actually burning up the rest now, I think.

If he wins again then… – They’re still coming. Mathieu did 14 minutes and 50 seconds or something like that. 480 watts. That’s a nice challenge. Who is behind that? – Everyone. Someone is going to make the switch. Toupalik I think. Adam I think. Charlie back there. It’s still a long time, isn’t it?

Adam is coming. Everyone is making the switch. Oncoming traffic… No one has gotten off yet. – We hope so. But still a large group together. – Is that where Kopecky goes? Yes Tomas. Jelle is still going fast. Where is the finish? -We are the finish line.

This is a sprint boy. – Cedric, Adam and Jelle I think. Jelle is man of the match. Was it fun? Oof, yes. It was really a tactical race. – Who won? I think Adam was four inches ahead of me.

There was no real finish line, it was just sprinting. – We were the finish line. I came second twice. Congratulations! – Thank you. How does it feel? – It’s fun to go deep. And compete with your new teammates?

I have to say that all the boys are in very good shape. So we will perform this season, for sure. Did you have that music on all the time? – Yes, you have to. Then another nice song came on and then I had to go again.

So there was just music during the race? You thought ‘crap, another nice song’. You had a good playlist, because you went a few times. Did you notice anything else? – Jelle, that cover page was completely scorched. He says ‘shit, another nice song coming up, then I had to go’. It just kept dimming.

Then you know what to do. If he really has to go, just put on a new song. We have to make a very long playlist for a 200 kilometer race. And then he keeps attacking. Favorite artist is André Hazes. – Stop it man. But I didn’t have that now.

That’s what I do when things really go well, right? I think Hazes should be in the team leader’s car. – Hazes in the car. Blood Sweat and tears! – Hazes and Beyoncé in the team leader’s car. That’s a combination, isn’t it? Well, that’s something. How was it Charlie? – Damn difficult!

I didn’t enjoy this for a moment. This is Charles Paige. He moved from Great Britain to France to pursue cycling. I made, as I see it, a leap of faith. I moved to France, didn’t speak the language… I didn’t know anyone. And I was there. My parents dropped me off.

Waved me goodbye and that’s where my adventure began. Now four seasons later I have been able to take a step up and have passed the test. I am a professional. Charlie is 22 years old and a real climbing goat. The goal is to see me in the Tour de France. Sure.

I don’t think there is any other race I would like to do other than the Tour de France. For me it is the biggest and the best race in the world. That is it. It was horrible, man. Especially Jelle. I hear Jelle’s name quite often, is he the surprise?

He’s just crazy and I think he’s the type who wants to make others suffer as much as possible. I think 14 minutes of blasting is perfect for him. It’s peasant power, I’m telling you. Farmers are built differently. Twice the second today, so twice the first loser.

So not a GG, but a G. -Yes, it was a G today. Boys, get down safely. After everyone was excited about the simulation, the riders descended for the last hour and a half of their training. But then we are reminded again of the dangers of this beautiful sport.

No, the disc went into my lip. Do you have a first aid kit? He was speeding a little bit here and when he started braking, he skidded… …and landed on his face on the shoulder here. Only Abram? – Yes, only Abram.

He got his disc brake in his lip, so a very deep wound in his lip. *Norwegian chat* Only his lips, not his teeth. So he is, because he doesn’t really have anything else, but he just fell on his bike.

Despite the unpleasant ending, it is time to evaluate this day together with the team in the hotel. Did you have a good day today? [Abram:] Yes, a great day. Yes, but we can say that it was bad luck for Abram, but he is also lucky that it is not worse.

What do you think of today? – It was fun. I think it was fun. Going deep, after you’ve already gone deep once… That’s very difficult to do in normal training. And now we had the will to keep the wheel, then you go deeper than you normally would.

It was meant to be fun, so I’m glad it was fun. Is anyone disappointed in themselves after today’s efforts? I was a little disappointed, yes. – Why? I think, to be honest, that… …with Antalya coming up, and that being the first big match of the year… …I felt it was important to…

To put it one bit simple to say, is to show yourself to the guests that you are good enough for that spot, because… …if you look around the room, there are very strong guests around me. And yes, they were tough race simulations… …and I felt that I didn’t perform well.

A note for you and for everyone… The first pancakes are for the children, we say, right? So sometimes they say a lot and sometimes they say nothing. But we don’t look at just one thing. We look at so many other things.

We would only become concerned if you came to us and said ‘I’m not ready’. Then something is wrong. So you can have self-confidence. We are an open team with open discussions. But never give yourself that bad feeling because it will never happen. I also spoke to Charlie and I think it’s like this…

When you’re selected for a race, it’s always a team decision. And the rest of us always respect that decision. Only if you say, ‘yes, I’m not ready for the race’, then… Then you can communicate with them, but all the other riders…

…always support that decision. And we will never be in doubt about you or anyone else. Yes, I have to say I really appreciated that conversation. Keep believing in yourself, okay? – Yes. Since Rob asked that question, let me ask: who is surprised? On the last climb, I’m not a real climber, but…

…for me it was a good session. You were surprised by Adam, you mean? Yes also! But he was my teammate, right? [Bas:] I was surprised too. And I also think that… …if you’re not feeling well, as Charlie just said, that’s a really good thing.

But I also think, for example Jelle, you worked very hard this summer. And I think we can also be in an environment where you can say ‘I work for this, I’m good… …and I’m very happy with where I am and I’ve surprised myself’. And that’s not something…

…normally in a team it might feel haughty, or arrogant… But that you can say ‘I’m good. You can trust me and you can rely on me’. So when you’re in a race, even if you’re not the leader… …but if you’re strong, that’s a good thing to be able to say.

And I think if we can say that when you don’t feel good, but also when you really feel good… That it doesn’t feel like arrogance, but that you do it from a team perspective. So I think when Sverre asked who surprised themselves… …I think more people could have thrown up their hands.

When the riders go to their room after another great training day, there is still one account open. I was at a hairdresser. – Still want to find a hairdresser? Which was still open at eight in the evening.

Nothing too negative from him, I think he did a pretty good job, with instructions that I could have given. Only… I didn’t speak Spanish. And he didn’t speak English. The bottom could be a little shorter for me.

I expressed that I was not completely satisfied with my backside. And then Jelle Johannink said: ‘Oh, I have a pair of clippers…’ …put the right head on and then it comes off in no time.’ But he normally shears cows? – Cows, yes. It’s going to happen.

Oh, here goes… – Tomorrow we’re doing a Mario Kart tournament. Are you going to do it now? I’m a little scared. Have you done this before? – No of course not. Yeah, I’ve done it before recently. Then there was someone who had to put a cup on it.

Then there was someone who said which cup should be on it… …but I don’t remember. But otherwise we’ll do something like lightning. I still had a little bit of confidence when I was standing in that elevator, but that’s all gone. You’re a vain man too, aren’t you?

I let someone who shaves cows, now let me shave my hair? He’s doing really well, man. He has helped a lot of people. I’ve done it before. I’ve done it before. Let’s see which position. Sometimes it’s a little difficult. Which position?

Do you have a preference about that? – Normally there are more than three. How much confidence do you have? – I think 90 percent. I’m sure no pictures will be taken here. Tomas, just a little light. But how do you want it to be?

This has to be as short… And that has to flow nicely, you know? That’s what my hairdresser always says. – A little shorter at the bottom? He shouldn’t be like this! – What are you saying? You just have to. – Yes, but not with that one…

If you go to the shortest setting, then no. – Friend. Look. This is the shortest, right? Everything under control, you can sit back down. This is such a stupid idea. He’s shaking a bit… It’s short, isn’t it? A bit bald now! There is no hair there anymore! This is very short isn’t it!

Did he really make it bald? – How is that possible? What’s happening, guys? – First comment. Oh dear. Well, don’t go to my hairdresser, but let those guys do it here. We have to stop there on that line, here. Yes, that will be fine. What am I willing to do for YouTube again?

Just the course, you can’t control everything there either. Yes, but Jelle. This feels quite short. You can’t leave it long on one side. – You can’t go back now, Josse. It also feels a bit shaky now, Jelle. – Those cows are all like that too. It’s the same technique. – I could cry.

What turns have you taken in life that you are here now? I first went to university, which in itself was quite a good exit. Back then it was a normal social career. Actually, ever since I met you, Devin, there has been a clear downward trend line.

Then I started making Apres ski hits and podcasts and became a YouTuber. And now I’m almost 31 and I’m being shaved by Jelle Johannink. That’s pretty good, you know. We should leave this edge even longer. Then you have to put another cup on it.

At which hair salon are three people sitting in a meeting about which blade to use next? Look at them, French squad! Enjoy playing tennis. Wii Sports! It’s like an asylum here, right? Part two! Hey, but this is seriously good, right? It works really well. Look.

At first your long hair was down to below. And if not, I can always go to the hairdresser. Yeah, I wouldn’t do that. – Or implants, that’s also possible. Well, we’ll be in Antalya soon! Well, why don’t you close the video now, because I think it was good, right?

When I get 10,000 likes I can cut Jelle. – Is good. I saw fear in your eyes for a moment and then it’s okay. Really huh! Still preparing for the season, Tour of Antalya? No, I am not participating in Antalya. This boss does.

Hey, then we’ll go to Antalya together! If something goes wrong with your haircut… We’ll fix it right away! Agreed to meet! And in the meantime, people can watch Cycling Games on our Youtube channel! Would you like to see more of this training camp? Then take a look at our second channel: Inside TDT!