Posts by Tim Lindley
Hard going for TNN on Valenciana Queen Stage
Queen stages are never easy and that’s partly why they are regal, but today’s mountainous decider at the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana was a monster and the Team Novo Nordisk riders battled their way over the climbs to the finish line high above the Mediterranean Sea to finish with two men lost to crashes…
Read MoreSmith in the break and Kopecky sprints to seventh at Valenciana
Team Novo Nordisk sprang to life on stage three of the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana with British neo pro Nathan Smith animating the day long breakaway before Czech fastman Matyas Kopecky clicked through the gears to finish seventh in the reduced bunch sprint. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Fantastic day today, we ticked almost every…
Read MoreLate attacks shake up finale on stage two of Valenciana
A relatively short stage and with just three third category climbs, the second day of racing at the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana looked like it could maybe be the first opportunity for the sprinters but a technical descent down to the finish followed the final climb and provided the perfect springboard for disruptive late…
Read MoreHilly first stage of Valenciana wakes up the legs for TNN
A tough and hilly opening stage of the Volta a la Valenciana let the riders know that the 2024 season was well and truly underway with Team Novo Nordisk digging in as the climbs took their toll in the final third. A heavily reduced bunch split further on the last climb as it tried in…
Read MoreSeason ends in style at wet edition of Japan Cup
A long 2023 season came to a close for half of Team Novo Nordisk at an epic and wet edition of the Japan Cup with Spanish climber David Lozano and kiwi Hamish Beadle the standout performers on an incredibly tough day out. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We know from previous years how hard it is to just to finish the Japan Cup, so…
Read MoreSeason finale for Team Novo Nordisk at the Japan Cup
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team return to the Land of the Rising Sun this weekend to wrap the 2023 season at the wonderful Japan Cup. Last year’s standout performer David Lozano will lead the team with veteran Hungarian Peter Kusztor in support and recent top ten stage finisher at the Tour of…
Read MoreFinal stage race of 2023 at Tour of Turkey for Team Novo Nordisk
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team is set to line up in Antalya at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye on Sunday for the last stage race of the 2023 season and eight days of exciting racing to make the most of. Team Novo Nordisk go in with a strong squad led by…
Read MoreKopecky 14th in wet n’ wild Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
Wild, wet and windy conditions in Germany made for an extremely hard day of racing at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro with Matyas Kopecky 14th for Team Novo Nordisk. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “What a day that was. The heavy rain and wind at the start sparked echelons that resulted in a 30 rider attack…
Read MoreRidolfo makes the break again before Peron top 20 in Vendée
A beautiful sunny day in Northwestern France welcomed the riders to the start of the 51st edition of the Tour de Vendée with 21-year-old Italian Filippo Ridolfo again coming to the fore in the days breakaway before a crash for Matyas Kopecky disrupted Team Novo Nordisk’s plans in the sprint finale and Andrea Peron recovered…
Read MoreEuropean racing comes to a close for TNN at Tour de Vendée and Munsterland Giro
Team Novo Nordisk wrap up their 2023 European racing season in France and Germany this weekend at the one-day events. Tour de Vendée and Sparkassen Munsterland Giro. A strong team is set to line up led by captain Andrea Peron and the in form Czech Matyas Kopecky, fresh from a recent top five in the…
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