Positive top 20 for Celestine Wattelle in Hungary at Gemenc GP

By Tim Lindley | July 16, 2023

The Team Novo Nordisk development team got off to a good start on the first road stage at the Gemenc GP in Hungary with young Frenchman Celestin Wattelle finishing in 17th place and the whole team benefiting from the presence of the vastly experienced Hungarian legend Peter Kusztor. “The guys rode well today, very positive performance,” Devo General manager Daniel Holt. “It was…

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Top 20 for Kopecky as TNN close out Belgium Tour

By Tim Lindley | June 18, 2023

A challenging week of racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour came to an end in Brussels for Team Novo Nordisk with 20 year old Matyas Kopecky finishing just off the pace in 19th. Sports Gennady Mikhaylov: “Basically we started the week at Hageland and Elfstedenronde last weekend and straight into the Belgium Tour on Wednesday and results wise we’re disappointed. Yes,…

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Queen Stage in Belgium Tour brings out another strong ride from Kusztor

By Tim Lindley | June 17, 2023

Former Hungarian champion Peter Kusztor is enjoying a run of form at the Baloise Belgium Tour finishing within the top 40 riders on todays Queen Stage and giving Team Novo Nordisk and the diabetes community something to smile about. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Peter yet again was our best rider today, with 3,000m climbing coming over 170km and in hot conditions…

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Kusztor enjoys the ‘pure’ race on stage 3 ITT in Belgium

By Tim Lindley | June 16, 2023

Peter Kusztor may be the oldest rider competing at the Baloise Belgium Tour but he’s still carrying speed in the time trials for Team Novo Nordisk as the 38-year-old former Hungarian national TT champion put the hammer down on the third stage and recorded the team’s best time. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We didn’t come into today’s TT with any…

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Windy stage two in Belgium Tour splits bunch

By Tim Lindley | June 15, 2023

It was bound to come at some point and for Team Novo Nordisk it came on the second day of racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour when echelons and a series of mechanicals saw the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team caught the wrong side of the split and chasing a train that had already left the station.…

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Peron puts weekends crash behind him on opening stage of Belgium Tour

By Tim Lindley | June 14, 2023

A hectic and explosive opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour saw Italian Andrea Peron bouncing back from Sunday’s crash and sprinting well to take 14th place for Team Novo Nordisk. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “When I saw the parcours for this year’s race I knew today was going to be a scrappy stage and that’s exactly how it turned out.…

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Mass crash at Elfstedenronde breaks up plans for TNN

By Tim Lindley | June 11, 2023

A huge crash took down half the peloton inside the final 30 kilometers at Elfstedenronde Brugge in Belgium with Team Novo Nordisk unfortunately seeing five riders hit the deck and road captain Peter Kusztor managing to escape the chaos and finish just off the front. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It was a real dose of…

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Kopecky drives to top ten on dusty gravel of Dwars door Het Hageland

By Tim Lindley | June 10, 2023

The June sun beat down on the roads of eastern Belgium and an exciting edition of Dwars door Het Hageland exploded off the cobbles and out of the gravel sectors with 20-year-old Matyas Kopecky showing his class with another top ten for Team Novo Nordisk. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Great job by Matyas today, this is really his kind of…

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