Posts by Tim Lindley
Late move decides stage three of Tour of Hellas
Knowing something may happen and being in a position to prevent it is often not as simple as it sounds. That much can be said for the third stage of the International Tour of Hellas as a group of 17 riders attacked on the final climb and held off the chasing pack to contest the…
Read MorePeron second on stage two sprint in the shadow of Delfi
Whether it was the history of the ancient terrain that lays beneath the roads, or the mythical energy that surrounds the coast bellow the stunning hills of Delphi and the ruins of the famous Oracle that once dwelled there. Sought out by heroes to foretell of great deeds yet to come. But one things for…
Read MorePeron & Lozano roll hard on the climbs to finish with the leaders at Hellas Tour
A hot and hilly opening stage of the International Hellas Tour traversed the ancient Island of Crete from the capital Heraklion to the picturesque port of Chania where a technical finish awaited on the seafront. Italian sprinter Andrea Peron and Spanish climber David Lozano produced a good showing for Team Novo Nordisk, forming part of…
Read MoreGreek odyssey concludes for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Hellas
After close to three weeks racing and training on the Greek island of Rhodes in March, Team Novo Nordisk head back to Greece for the International Hellas Tour next week as 2022 marks the return of the stage race after a ten-year absence. Taking place over five days of racing that will start on the…
Read MoreTour of Turkey wraps early as rain causes last stage to be cancelled
Seven days of challenging, windy racing came to a close in Istanbul today as the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey finished earlier than expected with an unfortunate halt to proceedings as the final stage was cancelled during the opening kilometers after rain brought about some dangerous conditions on the slippery road surface. Rider safety rightly…
Read MoreLate climbs and late attacks wrap up stage seven in Turkey
The penultimate stage of this year’s Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey rolled out from historic Gallipoli and inland towards Istanbul and onto a pair of second category climbs before climaxing in late attacks form the GC contenders with a reduced group going all the way to the line. Experienced former Hungarian road champion Peter Kusztor…
Read MoreLong windy day takes its toll on stage six in Turkey
The second 200km stage of this year’s Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey witnessed the wind toy with the bunch again before a challenging technical and lumpy finale proved too much to contend with after another long day in the saddle under the Turkish sun. Peter Kusztor: “The whole day was hard really. At the start…
Read MoreSprinters return on stage five in Turkey as Peron breaks into top ten
A rolling first half of stage five of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey from Manisa to Ayvalik saw the early breakaway escape over the only climbs of the day before the peloton left it very late it all back together. Catching the last escapee inside the final 2km before another crash disrupted the finale…
Read MoreSummit finish in Manisa splits field on stage four in Turkey
The complexion of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey changed on stage 4 with the first summit finish of the race coming at the end of 156km from Izmir to Manisa. Topping out at an altitude of 1,400m, the finish in Spil Milli Park combined difficulty with beautiful scenery as experienced Hungarian Peter Kusztor did…
Read MorePoli makes the break on stage three in Turkey
The sprinters again came to the fore on stage three of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey with a flat run from Cesme to Izmir, but only after Verona native Umberto Poli animated the early breakaway for Team Novo Nordisk. Umberto Poli: “We managed to go clear after around 10km of racing, there had been…
Read More