Posts by Tim Lindley
Polga last man standing at for TNN at Franco Belge
For Italian Antonio Polga ‘giving up’ doesn’t enter his vocabulary and the 27 year old showed his ‘grinta’ once again for Team Novo Nordisk in Belgium today, hanging tough as the race split apart at Circuit Franco Belge. After attending the TNN Talent ID camp numerous times Polga was rejected just as many times, but…
Read MoreTNN return to one-day racing at Circuit Franco-Belge
The world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team are back in Belgium this week for the 85th edition of Circuit Franco-Belge, a UCI 1.Pro event running from Tournai to Mont-de-l’Enclus. Team Novo Nordisk will line up at the sprinters’ semi-classic led by Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo, fresh from recent strong performances at the Tour of Estonia…
Read MoreLozano and Irvine return to Kansas with unfinished business at Unbound Gravel
Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano and Declan Irvine are set to line up at the start of one of cycling’s most iconic and demanding events, as Life Time Unbound Gravel presented by Shimano returns for its 19th edition on Saturday May 30, sending riders out across the rugged, rural terrain of the Flint Hills of…
Read MoreMcDonald and Terrier in top 25 on final stage in Greece
Australian Bailey McDonald and neo-pro Lucas Terrier rounded off Team Novo Nordisk’s Tour of Hellas campaign in encouraging fashion, finishing just outside the top 20 in the anticipated bunch sprint as the race concluded in spectacular style in the heart of Athens. The 146.5km final stage departed from the ancient port of Piraeus before finishing…
Read MoreDauge recovers to climb well on stage four at Tour of Hellas
After a challenging and disappointing day on stage three, French climber Lucas Dauge recovered to put in a positive performance for Team Novo Nordisk on Mount Parnitha, finishing in the top 40 on today’s mountainous stage of the Tour of Hellas. In brighter conditions the race finally wound its way towards Athens, the 180.9km stage…
Read MoreDauge disappointed but McDonald looking ahead after mammoth stage in Greece
Today’s mammoth third stage of the Tour of Hellas shook up the overall standings as expected, bringing the climbers firmly to the fore as Team Novo Nordisk’s experienced Frenchman Lucas Dauge crossed the line alongside teammates Bailey McDonald and Lucas Terrier. The queen stage ran 207km from Volos to Lamia, with over 142km of the…
Read MoreStevens happy to be back racing for Team Novo Nordisk in Greece
Team Novo Nordisk development rider Hayden Stevens marked a significant milestone on stage two of the Tour of Hellas, finishing 25th as the eighteen-year-old Australian continued his return to racing after a difficult period on the sidelines. The 157.5km stage from Karpenisi to Larissa, with 1,601 metres of elevation gain, provided a stern test for…
Read MoreTerrier upbeat after stage one of the Tour of Hellas
Team Novo Nordisk hit the opening stage of the Tour of Hellas with intent, with French climber Lucas Dauge part of the early attacks trying to get into the breakaway before compatriot Lucas Terrier tried his luck in the fast finale. The first day of racing covered 171.6km from Ioannina to Agrinio and began aggressively,…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk go with youth at Tour of Hellas
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team is taking the opportunity to field a young and promising squad at this week’s five-day Tour of Hellas with Team Novo Nordisk looking to reward recent positive performances by Australians Donovan Mackie and Hayden Stevens. Mackie, only eighteen and already signed to the TNN pro team has…
Read MoreLoire Tour wraps in Le Mans with Lozano to the fore
David Lozano showed grit and determination on the fourth and final stage of the Région Pays de la Loire Tour, with the Team Novo Nordisk veteran racing at the front of the peloton until the closing lap around the iconic Le Mans circuit. Four days of action-packed racing concluded with a demanding 179.5km finale that…
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