Posts by Tim Lindley
Heavy fog neutralizes early part of tough queen stage in Greece
After an early neutralization due to heavy fog atop the first climb of todays queen stage at the Tour of Hellas, the racing gradually got back underway with Italian rouleur Filippo Rodolfo active in the first breakaway attempts for Team Novo Nordisk. The 22-year-old from Udine was not to have his day today however, with…
Read MoreBreakaway steals a march on the peloton on stage 2 in Greece
What was set to be a second sprint opportunity for Team Novo Nordisk on stage two at the Tour of Hellas turned into frustration in the finale as the breakaway spoiled the party by holding on to contest the stage. A hilly opening half of a wet second day of racing saw a leading quintet…
Read MorePositive double opening stage at Tour of Hellas for TNN
Team Novo Nordisk navigated well the currents of the double headed opening stage of the Tour of Hellas as the race got underway with an initial prologue followed by a short road stage around the ancient port of Thessaloniki. 21-year-old Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky returned with a bang after recovering from a recent illness and…
Read MoreHistory and heroes combine as TNN return to the Tour of Hellas
Team Novo Nordisk return to Greece this week to race once again at the Tour of Hellas as the heroes of the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team looking to repeat the strong performance of their last appearance in 2022. The opening day of racing is split, with a six-kilometer individual time trial by…
Read MoreAttack filled finale at Circuit de Wallonie
Team Novo Nordisk returned to Belgian roads today in Charleroi at the Circuit de Wallonie with the goal of supporting team captain Andrea Peron deep into the closing circuits around Mont sur Marchienne as the experienced Italian ultimately bagged a top 20 in the reduced bunch kick. Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We knew what we…
Read MoreRecent success in Turkey sparks confidence for TNN as Wallonie beckons
Eight days of excellent performances by Team Novo Nordisk at last week’s Presidential Tour of Turkey felt like the cherries were starting to top the cake after months of hard work with Matyas Kopecky taking two top five finishes and captain Andrea Peron back in the top ten against WorldTour competition. Now it’s back to…
Read MoreBeadle back in the break at Tour du Doubs
After enduring one of the more frustrating aspects of professional cycling recently – when the busy doesn’t respond to what the brain is telling it to do – Kiwi Hamish Beadle tried to shake it off by getting up the road in the breakaway for Team Novo Nordisk at todays Tour du Doubs in France.…
Read MoreKusztor getting the rhythm back in Grand Classic Besançon Doubs
Veteran climber and former Hungarian champion Peter Kusztor looked more like himself on the climbs of the Grand Classic Besançon Doubs in France today, racing smart up the final ascent of Côte de la Malate – Montfaucon to finish 41st for Team Novo Nordisk in a field packed with prestige. Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It’s…
Read MoreFrench triple header for Team Novo Nordisk
The races are coming thick and fast for Team Novo Nordisk as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team head south to France from Belgium for three one day events at Grand Classic Besançon Doubs, Tour du Jura and Tour du Doubs. Former Hungarian champion Peter Kusztor and Tour du Rwanda stage winner David…
Read MoreKopecky suffers on brutal final laps in Brabantse Pijl
Rapidly showing his almost limitless potential as a future one-day star Matyas Kopecky went deep again for Team Novo Nordisk at today’s Brabantse Pijl in Belgium before cramp set in on the closing circuits with the 21-year-old battling on to finish with the leaders. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It was a particularly hard one out there for Matyas today, he was…
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