Posts by Tim Lindley
Kopecky shines with third on stage two in Rhodes and the future looks bright
Neo-pro Matyas Kopecky fulfilled his dream on stage two of the International Tour of Rhodes, sprinting into third place in his first professional race for Team Novo Nordisk. After another hilly and windy stage, the Czech U19 road champion was set to lead-out teammate Andrea Peron in downtown Afandou, but a technical corner filled with…
Read MoreStage one climbs keep Kusztor at the front in Rhodes
Veteran Team Novo Nordisk climber Peter Kusztor pulled out another impressive performance on the opening road stage at the International Rhodes Tour with the 37-year-old in the mix in the leading group after the race split to pieces on the main climb of the day. Holding position as the closing kilometers unfolded over a lumpy…
Read MoreKusztor surprises himself in Rhodes Tour prologue
An uphill 3.8km prologue opened up the 2022 edition of the International Rhodes Tour the with former Hungarian road champion Peter Kusztor rolling back the years for Team Novo Nordisk and finishing in 23rd place. Peter Kusztor: “I am really happy with my ride today actually, I’m not so young any more and I had…
Read MoreTNN caught in the wind at the Rhodes GP
Strong winds and big splits characterized today’s one-day International Rhodes GP with the action unfolding over one, 186km lap of the whole island with Team Novo Nordisk caught the wrong side of the attacks on the main climb of the day and left chasing until the finish. Andrea Peron “It wasn’t our day today, and…
Read MoreTNN looking to keep it consistent at Rhodes GP & Rhodes Tour
Team Novo Nordisk start the second part of their Greek adventure at the weekend with the one-day Rhodes GP coming up first followed by the four stage International Rhodes Tour next week. After a pair of positive results with Spanish climber David Lozano and sprinter Andrea Peron at the inaugural South Aegean Tour, the world’s…
Read MoreLozano fourth on Butterfly Valley circuits to wrap up South Aegean Tour
Spanish climber David Lozano continued his excellent start to the season for Team Novo Nordisk, taking fourth place on the hilly circuits of the final stage at the South Aegean Tour wrapping up tenth overall and keeping the smiles fixed firmly on our faces. David Lozano (ESP) : “I felt pretty good both of days…
Read MorePeron sprints to 11th on stage one in Greece
A windy opening stage of the inaugural South Aegean Tour saw Italian Andrea Peron win the sprint out of a chasing group just behind the late attackers to finish 11th on the day and frustrated at missing what turned out to be the winning move. Team Novo Nordisk suffered an early setback with Belgian sprinter…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk set for Greek epic over three weeks of racing in March
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team head south for a block of early races and a mini training camp on the Greek Islands that will take in the Tour of South Aegean, the Rhodes GP and International Rhodes Tour. First up and new to the UCI calendar is the two-day Tour of South…
Read MoreFinal laps over Mur de Kigali bring thrilling Tour du Rwanda to a close
What an eight-days of racing it has been at this year’s Tour du Rwanda. There’s been a little something of everything, torrential rain, scorching sunshine, brutal climbs, flying finishing straights, crashes, abandons, top 20’s and battles to the line. What a week. What a place. Above all…WHAT FANS! At times it seemed like the whole…
Read MorePenultimate stage in Rwanda sees TNN rally with the finish in sight
David Lozano: “Today my legs felt better than the earlier stages and after yesterday’s strong finish I actually felt really positive at the start, but I had some difficulty breathing and found it hard to push through the limit so to speak and that restricted me a bit today.” Lucas Dauge: “It started really fast…
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