Posts by Tim Lindley
Team Novo Nordisk look to make an impact at Czech Tour
Stage racing continues for the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team this week at the Czech Tour, a four-day UCI ProSeries race running from August 13 to 16, starting in Prague and finishing atop the challenging summit of Pustevny. The 2026 edition covers 650km across four stages, opening with a 163.2km hilly day from Prague’s…
Read MoreRidolfo tries from the break on last stage in Denmark
Team Novo Nordisk brought the curtain down on their PostNord Danmark Rundt campaign in characteristically spirited fashion, with leader Filippo Ridolfo animating the 126km final stage from Køge to Rødovre before cruel luck struck twice in the space of two days. After three consecutive top-20 finishes on the opening three stages, Ridolfo had been caught…
Read MorePolga steps up after Ridolfo crash on stage four in Denmark
After three days of strong racing for Team Novo Nordisk at the PostNord Danmark Rundt, the wind changed on stage four as team leader Filippo Ridolfo was caught up in a crash and compatriot Antonio Polga dug deep to take up the key role in the finale in Faaborg. The 172.6km stage from Rudkøbing to…
Read MoreRidolfo digs deep for top 20 on queen stage in Denmark
This year’s Tour of Denmark is turning into a redemptive race for Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo, with the Team Novo Nordisk rider growing into his leadership role to achieve his best result of the race so far on the demanding queen stage into Vejle. The third stage is one that traditionally delivers the race’s toughest…
Read MoreRidolfo improving in Denmark with 14th on stage two
Team Novo Nordisk went into today’s second stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt wanting to improve on yesterday’s performance and succeeded, with 24-year-old Filippo Ridolfo sprinting to 14th place by the sea in Skive. The 182.9km stage from Glyngøre to Skive was a flat day for the sprinters, but the wind made sure it was…
Read MoreRidolfo sprints to 16th on opening stage of Tour of Denmark
Team Novo Nordisk made an encouraging start to their most important race of the season as Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo finished 16th in the explosive finale on stage one of the PostNord Danmark Rundt, held over 197km in and around the northern city of Aalborg. The stage was far from straightforward, with a massive crash…
Read MorePolga last man standing at for TNN at Franco Belge
For Italian Antonio Polga ‘giving up’ doesn’t enter his vocabulary and the 27 year old showed his ‘grinta’ once again for Team Novo Nordisk in Belgium today, hanging tough as the race split apart at Circuit Franco Belge. After attending the TNN Talent ID camp numerous times Polga was rejected just as many times, but…
Read MoreTNN return to one-day racing at Circuit Franco-Belge
The world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team are back in Belgium this week for the 85th edition of Circuit Franco-Belge, a UCI 1.Pro event running from Tournai to Mont-de-l’Enclus. Team Novo Nordisk will line up at the sprinters’ semi-classic led by Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo, fresh from recent strong performances at the Tour of Estonia…
Read MoreLozano and Irvine return to Kansas with unfinished business at Unbound Gravel
Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano and Declan Irvine are set to line up at the start of one of cycling’s most iconic and demanding events, as Life Time Unbound Gravel presented by Shimano returns for its 19th edition on Saturday May 30, sending riders out across the rugged, rural terrain of the Flint Hills of…
Read MoreMcDonald and Terrier in top 25 on final stage in Greece
Australian Bailey McDonald and neo-pro Lucas Terrier rounded off Team Novo Nordisk’s Tour of Hellas campaign in encouraging fashion, finishing just outside the top 20 in the anticipated bunch sprint as the race concluded in spectacular style in the heart of Athens. The 146.5km final stage departed from the ancient port of Piraeus before finishing…
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