Posts by Tim Lindley
Benhamouda, Clancy, Irvine and Lozano renew for 2022 with Team Novo Nordisk.
Team Novo Nordisk confirmed the contract renewals of four key riders for the upcoming 2022 season with experienced veterans David Lozano and Stephen Clancy putting pen to paper alongside young Australian Declan Irvine and French sprinter |Mehdi Benhamouda. That time of year has come around again. The air is getting cooler, days are getting shorter.…
Read MoreThe future lies in youth for Team Novo Nordisk as Ceurens, Dunnewind & Ridolfo turn pro for 2022
2021 not only marked a significant milestone for the global diabetes community with the celebration of 100 years since the discovery of insulin. It also marked another year of progression for Team Novo Nordisk as three more riders come through the pipeline to make the transition from development team to the professional ranks. Belgian sprinter Robbe Ceurens and Italian…
Read MoreSeason ends on a high in Croatia with Peron breaking the top ten
Sport director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We ended on a positive note today and that’s satisfying. It was important for us to end the season in a good way and we’ve had some solid results in recent weeks with Andrea and David so to finish with top ten in eighth place on the final stage here in…
Read MoreQueen stage all about survival for Team Novo Nordisk
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “The Queen Stage. The toughest of the race and for us it certainly played out that way. We lost contact on the first climb, made it back in and then we dropped again on the big HC category climb to Poklon.” “From there it was about survival for us and making…
Read MoreLate crash takes out Peron’s chances on stage 4 in Croatia
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Another top 20 today with Andrea and we are certainly consistent in that regard, but we were aiming higher and for the work we put in we deserved more. You can’t do anything about the crash, it happened right in front of him and he did well to stay upright.” “The…
Read MoreThree down three to go in Croatia
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We saw the first movements from the GC riders today, it was a regular pace until the final 20kilometers when we hit the first real climb of the race so far and then the protagonists started to show themselves and the speed increased.” “Although we tried to keep David and Andrea…
Read MoreUndulating, unforgiving second stage in Croatia sees Peron up there again
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It was a beautiful stage scenery wise today, but if you were caught at the back of the bunch, then unfortunately it became a very difficult and long day in the saddle, and we need to get better at staying together on these hard, challenging days. We lost contact on the…
Read MoreCRO-Race stage 1 unfolds over 240km and wraps with Beadle & Peron in Top 25
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “That was a very long day to start the race with, mainly flat with a third category climb in the final third and we knew that would come down to a sprint in Varaždin, so there were no real surprises.” “The first attack formed the break and then the bunch sat…
Read More2021 draws to a close at CRO-Race as new generation comes through for TNN
The 2021 season may be ending with Team Novo Nordisk’s final race at the Tour of Croatia next week, but as one chapter closes another begins with Italian Filippo Ridolfo set to join Devo teammate Robbe Ceurens as a stagiaire and offer a glimpse into the future of the worlds’ first all diabetes professional cycling…
Read MoreTNN back to favoured hunting ground at Okolo Slovenska
Team Novo Nordisk are set for a swift return to stage racing action this week at the five-day Okolo Slovenska/Tour de Slovaquie as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team looks to repeat some of their positive performances on Slovakian roads from previous years. Last year’s edition saw Italian sprinter Andrea Peron consistently around…
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