Posts by Tim Lindley
Peron second on final stage at Mirabelle and comes away with Points Jersey
Three days of punchy racing in northeastern France at the Tour de la Mirabelle ended with the races longest stage and another sprint finale with Italian Andrea Peron storming to second place for Team Novo Nordisk and taking the green points jersey. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Top three on stage one, top 20 yesterday…
Read MoreLozano and Peron on hand for TNN on mountainous stage two at Mirabelle
Six categorized climbs pock-marked todays short yet intense second stage at Tour de la Mirabelle with the experienced duo of David Lozano and Andrea Peron the standout performers for Team Novo Nordisk. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “One look at the course beforehand was enough to see what kind of day it was going to…
Read MorePeron sprints to third on stage one in Mirabelle
Italian sprinter Andrea Peron came within a whisker of his second victory for Team Novo Nordisk, sprinting to third on today’s 160km opening stage of Tour de la Mirabelle after a close fought finale in France. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Very good teamwork from the guys in the final today and it’s great to…
Read MoreDauge looks forward to return to racing on ‘home roads’ at Tour de la Mirabelle
After crashing out of the Tour du Rwanda and breaking his scaphoid back in late February French climber Lucas Dauge is set to make his return to racing for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour de la Mirabelle in France on Friday. Italian stalwart Andrea Peron will lead the team alongside the experienced former Hungarian…
Read MoreRund um Köln splits on first climb and Peron hangs on
Despite not feeling great before, the start 34-year-old Italian Andrea Peron went deep for Team Novo Nordisk on the unforgiving terrain of Rund um Köln to finish close behind the lead group. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Bora split the race really early, they went hard on the first steep climb and the group was in pieces. Andrea and Hamish both did…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk set to make first appearance at Rund um Köln
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team head to Cologne this weekend for their first appearance at the second oldest race in Germany, the one-day classic Rund um Köln. Back-to-back top ten finishes on stages one and two and three breakaway’s at the recent Tour de Hongrie bodes well for team form and with…
Read MoreKusztor hits home climbs on Queen Stage in Hungary
Team Novo Nordisk hit the front again on todays Queen stage at the Tour de Hongrie with 20 year old Matyas Kopecky stepped up in the breakaway after fatigue set in for teammate Filippo Ridolfo and the chances of retaining the climbers jersey slipped away. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “We knew it may happen…
Read MoreRidolfo into climbers jersey in Hungary after stellar breakaway ride
Italian second-year professional Filippo Ridolfo took the Tour de Hongrie by the scruff of the neck on stage three as the Team Novo Nordisk rider jumped into the breakaway for the second day running and into the climbers jersey. Head sports director, Massimo Podenzana: “The guys did a brilliant job today, after yesterday’s efforts by…
Read MoreKopecky 10th & Ridolfo in the break on wet stage two in Hungary
A wet and crash-marred second stage at the Tour de Hongrie saw the next generation of Team Novo Nordisk stars take center stage with Filippo Ridolfo driving the breakaway and Matyas Kopecky sprinting to another top ten. Head sports director, Massimo Podenzana: “Another good day for the team today, it was certainly eventful and the…
Read MorePlanet strikes out in breakaway and Kopecky sprints to eighth in Hungary
The opening stage of the Tour de Hongrie started with a bang for Team Novo Nordisk with Frenchman Charles Planet animating the days breakaway before young Czech talent Matyas Kopecky sprinted to a superb eighth place in a star studded bunch sprint. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Very happy with our performance today, we almost…
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