Posts by Tim Lindley
Ridolfo Breaks away as Lozano holds firm at Adriatica Ionica
Young Italian neo pro Filippo Ridolfo put the memories and stiffness of his stage one crash behind him at Adriatica Ionica today, jumping into the breakaway for Team Novo Nordisk as a hot and hilly fourth stage unfolded across Le Marche. Filippo Ridolfo (ITA): “It’s been a tough few days of racing, and after crashing…
Read MoreLozano tries again as Adriatica Ionica edges closer to the coast
It was a tough day over the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna. Past the castles, in between the fruit orchards and grape vines came a bike race. Stage three of Adriatica-Ionica, sweltering in the heat Spanish climber David Lozano went deep again, trying to gain a gap and then chasing back on again. The yo-yo effect…
Read MoreLozano leads the way to Monte Grappa at Adriatica Ionica
Spanish climber David Lozano made the early jump into the breakaway on the Queen Stage of Adriatica Ionica pushing onto the low slopes of the mighty Monte Grappa climb, the jewel of the Venetian Alpine foothills. David Lozano: “It was a key objective of ours to get in the breakaway today and see how the…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk dig deep as Adriatica Ionica opens on rider’s home roads
Team Novo Nordisk enjoyed a hot and hectic opening stage of Italian stage race Adriatica Ionica as the peloton passed only two kilometers from neo pro Filippo Ridolfo’s home in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region with Padovan Andrea Peron 13th on the stage. Andrea Peron: “It was a hot one today and it was also…
Read MoreItalian Triumvirate to lead Team Novo Nordisk at Adriatica Ionica
To the northeast we go, to the far corners of the Veneto, of Friuli Venezia. Crossing over the border into Slovenia and back again. Heading down the coast to the Riviera of Cornero, the falling green cliffs of Fano and one last aperitivo in Ascoli Piceno. Team Novo Nordisk is back racing in Italy at…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk back on the hunt at the Tour of Estonia
Multiple names return to the start line for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Estonia this week with injuries and sickness overcome for some and the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team looking for breakaways and stage results. Finnish road champion Joonas Henttala comes in directly from the Tour de Hongrie with Czech U19 road…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie concludes with Kekesteto Queen Stage
The classic Tour de Hongrie Queen Stage closed out the 43rd edition of the race, climaxing atop the Kekesteto climb with former Hungarian national champion Peter Kusztor’s first home for Team Novo Nordisk, buoyed by the cheers of the home crowds. Peter Kusztor: “As always I’ve really enjoyed racing at home and showing off the…
Read MoreTop 20 for Peron and Team Novo Nordisk in Hungary
The clouds parted and the sun reappeared for today’s fourth stage of the Tour de Hongrie as the peloton sat calmly behind the breakaway quartet over the undulating parcours before the sprint unfolded in Kazincbarcika with Andrea Peron placing in the top 20 on the slightly uphill finish. Andrea Peron: “It was almost too steady…
Read MoreWet and filthy stage three in Hungary brings out the TNN train
The rain came down across northeastern Hungary on stage three of the Tour de Hongrie with Team Novo Nordisk shaking off the raindrops over the closing kilometers to provide sprinter Andrea Peron with an almost perfect lead out train into the final. Almost perfect. Almost because of an untimely and unfortunate mechanical with 300m to…
Read MoreKusztor king of the breakaway on stage two in Hungary
Hometown hero Peter Kusztor got his wish on today’s second stage of the Tour deHongrie as the former Hungarian road champion attacked early to join the second andmain breakaway of the day.Team Novo Nordisk went into the stage with a plan and despite the windy conditionswere able to execute phase one with the 37-year-old digging…
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