Posts by Tim Lindley
Gritty ride from TNN at GP Quebec
Team Novo Nordisk showed their mettle against a packed field of World Tour competition at the GP Cycliste de Quebec with experienced climber David Lozano and neo pro Alessandro Perracchione the best finishers. A fast start saw Italian Filippo Ridolfo quickly out of the blocks and into the breakaway alongside teammate Antonio Polga. So far…
Read MoreTNN return to WorldTour racing in Quebec and Montreal
Team Novo Nordisk will line up against the worlds best in Canada this weekend as the worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team take on the hilly courses of the GP Cycliste de Quebec on Friday followed by GP Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday. After animating the breakaway in last years edition in Quebec, Spanish…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk roll the dice in Larciano
Heavy storms across Italy played a key part in the make up of todays GP Industria & Artigianato in Tuscany, with experienced Italian Andrea Peron leading from the front for Team Novo Nordisk before being caught on the last climb of the day in the shortened finale. 2021 GP Kranj winner Peron and neo pro…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk warm up for Canada in Larciano
With back-to-back WorldTour races rapidly approaching Team Novo Nordisk will line up at one of Italy’s oldest one day semi classics on Sunday, GP Industria & Artigianato with the goal of testing the form across the Tuscan hills before heading to Quebec and Montreal. Italian stalwart Andrea Peron returns to lead the line alongside Czech…
Read MoreLate attack spoils sprinters plans on stage 4 in Denmark
All was going to plan on stage four of the PostNord Tour of Denmark, but as the race hit the final laps around Holbæk the script was torn up with a late attack holding off the sprinters teams and taking the spoils. Team Novo Nordisk were set up well with 20km to go with white jersey Matyas Kopecky lined…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk take inspiration over fatigue in Denmark
Despite fatigue from the previous days effort setting in a little for Team Novo Nordisk in the finale of the third stage of the PostNord Tour of Denmark, the boys were inspired with Matyas Kopecky 15th in the sprint after a strong all round team performance. “I could definitely feel yesterday’s stage in the legs today,” said Kopecky. “Every time I pushed…
Read MoreKopecky goes deep in Vejle for 11th on Denmark
Rising Czech star Matyas Kopecky banished the demons from the brutal circuits of last year’s edition of the Vejle stage of the PostNord Tour of Denmark today by narrowly missing out on the top ten to finish in 11th place for Team Novo Nordisk. “It’s a double-edged sword really,” said Kopecky. “Because on the one hand, I’m extremely satisfied to have finished…
Read MoreFeels like coming home
Team Novo Nordisk return to ‘home’ race the PostNord Tour of Denmark this week with a strong team filled with youthful big ambitions and the excitement of racing against the biggest teams in the world. Starting on Wednesday with a 13.7km Team Time Trial in Holstebro, the 2024 edition will crisscross the Danish peninsula over…
Read MoreNeo pro Perracchione breaks away on final stage in Norway
The fourth and final stage of the Arctic Race of Norway ended well for Team Novo Nordisk with 19 year old first year professional Alessandro Perracchione making his first senior breakaway, a move that was cruelly caught in the final kilometer by the chasing peloton. Perracchione turned pro in January after a glittering junior career…
Read MoreRidolfo rides high in the break on stage three in Norway
After a first half of the season beset by challenges with crashes, injury and recovery Italian Filippo Ridolfo rediscovered his breakaway form for Team Novo Nordisk on stage three of the Arctic Race of Norway. Ridolfo went clear with six other escapees over the early kilometers and dug deep in an attempt to drive the…
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