Posts by Tim Lindley
Team Novo Nordisk head home to race on US soil at the Maryland Classic
Denmark is the adopted home of Team Novo Nordisk, but the USA’s top one-day professional cycling race Maryland Classic is still a homecoming for the American registered team and all eyes on will be on Baltimore on Labor Day weekend. After securing his first WorldTour top ten in Poland former Czech U19 champion Matyas Kopecky…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk enjoy best ever Tour of Denmark
The worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team ended a fantastic week of racing at the Tour of Denmark on the coast in Helsingør at Saturday’s individual time trial with Czech star Matyas Kopecky the fastest finisher for Team Novo Nordisk. Five days of hard racing began successfully in Aalborg with Italian Rouleur Filippo Ridolfo jumping straight into the breakaway…
Read MorePeron sprints to second top ten for TNN on stage four in Denmark
Italian sprinter Andrea Peron went on a mission for Team Novo Nordisk on the fourth stage of the Tour of Denmark, sprinting into the team’s second top ten of the week beside Novo Nordisk HQ in Bagsværd. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “There’s no doubt about it, this is the best performance we have ever produced at the Tour of Denmark.…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk slip out of white on third stage in Vejle
It wasn’t to be for Team Novo Nordisk on stage three of the Tour of Denmark as the team went all out to keep hold of the best young rider jersey with young stars Filippo Ridolfo and Matyas Kopecky both in close contention. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We enjoyed two fantastic days in white, but we knew it was going to be a…
Read MoreJob done on stage two in Denmark as Ridolfo holds onto white and Kopecky in top ten
Team Novo Nordisk went into the second stage of the Tour of Denmark with two goals: to keep Filippo Ridolfo in the best young riders jersey and support Czech fast man Matyas Kopecky in the final sprint. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Absolutely fantastic work by the whole team today, we went in with two objectives and we came out with two…
Read MoreRidolfo up the road and into best young riders jersey in Denmark
Northern Italian Filippo Ridolfo is rapidly becoming the go-to breakaway specialist for Team Novo Nordisk as the 21-year-old from Udine ticked the box yet again on the opening stage of the Tour of Denmark before securing the team’s first podium in the race and slipping into the best young riders jersey. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “That’s a great start for us…
Read MoreTour of Denmark looms large for Team Novo Nordisk
The worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team go into the 32nd edition of Postnord Danmark Rundt with an eye on the breakaway and opportunities in the sprint stages as Team Novo Nordisk prepare to race on adopted home soil. “Every year we look forward to the Tour of Denmark immensely,” said General Manager Vassili…
Read MoreSuccessful Tour de Pologne for Team Novo Nordisk
The worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team rounded off a successful week of racing at the Tour de Pologne with Matyas Kopecky producing another strong ride for 12th on the final stage in Krakow. Team Novo Nordisk enjoyed two stages in the breakaway and a first WorldTour top ten for Kopecky on stage four before ending the week with…
Read MoreFinal circuits split the bunch on Fifth stage in Poland
Team Novo Nordisk came through a solid fifth stage of the Tour de Pologne today, regrouping after missing the breakaway of the day to finish together, looking ahead to the next two stages. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “There’s not much to say about today, the goal was to get up the road in the breakaway again but…
Read MoreFirst WorldTour top ten for Kopecky in Poland
Czech starlet Matyas Kopecky had a day to remember on stage four of the Tour de Pologne as the 21-year-old sprinted to tenth place for Team Novo Nordisk to earn his first WorldTour top ten. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Andrea was our last rider to get a top ten here in Poland and to see him leading out Matyas in…
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