Posts by Tim Lindley
Lozano finds the outside line as teamwork starts to pay off for TNN in Rwanda
David Lozano (ESP): “Yet again it was hard from the flag drop today, but I feel like we did much better. Maybe we are finally acclimatizing because we managed to work really well over the three main climbs and everyone did a great job.” “Lucas did amazing work for me and Peter at the end…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk hang tough on stage five in Rwanda
Peter Kusztor (HUN): “Full gas again from the start today and we were straight onto the climbs with three coming over the first 30km and when you have attacks to get in the breakaway, attacks from the contenders and then team’s trying to cover moves. It’s just relentless and we felt it today. The bunch…
Read MoreBack-to-Back climbing days taking their toll in Rwanda
David Lozano: “You could see that was a lot of guys out there with tired legs after yesterday, there was a little change in the tempo. It’s pretty much back-to-back hard stages here, but I think that we worked together well today, and we are all fighting for each other so that we make it…
Read MoreKusztor calm after repeated climbs take their toll in Rwanda
Peter Kusztor (HUN): “It was very tough today. We started straight onto a first category climb and there were three more before the end, but I’m actually happy that I could finish with the main group because this is my first race of the season and even though I suffered a lot today, I feel…
Read MoreTough circuits wrap in bunch sprint on stage one at Tour du Rwanda
David Lozano: “It was actually tougher than expected today even if the outcome wasn’t a surprise, we knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but the circuits were hard at the end. There were a lot of attacks popping all the time which means a lot of tired legs out there with the repeated accelerations…
Read MoreWet opening prologue at Tour du Rwanda
Umberto Poli (ITA): “I started really-well, probably too well because the last kilometer I started to suffer and started to pay the price for starting too fast. But I’m happy because I haven’t done a prologue in a long time and sometimes the short effort can suit me.” “The conditions didn’t help today, but they…
Read MoreBreakaways, top ten’s and overall positivity for Team Novo Nordisk in Oman
Over six days of racing and five breakaways Team Novo Nordisk racked up a top ten finish in the opening sprint with Andrea Peron, a welcome return to form by leader Charles Planet and impressive debuts by neo-pros Filippo Ridolfo and Jan Dunnewind. Dunnewind kicked it all off on stage one before crashing cruelly out…
Read MoreRidolfo rides high in the break on stage 5 in Oman
Four chances, five taken for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Oman as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team get back to basics and focus on Driving Change in Diabetes from the front as Italian neo-pro Filippo Ridolfo became the latest TNN rider to animate the breakaway on the wide middle eastern…
Read MoreLast stage in Turkey sees Beadle sprinting into the top 15
Hamish Beadle (NZL) Today was a sprint day, a real sprint day. The kind of day I like. Flat with only a 3km climb early on. The first 20km were pretty hard with the big teams not letting any break go, but we stayed together, organized and pretty well positioned. The rest of the stage…
Read MorePlanet taking the positives from brutal fourth stage in Oman
Charles Planet: “It was a real battle today. Right from the flag drop we were fighting and lots of riders got shelled on the first climb. Everything split, at one point there were groups all over the place when DSM attacked, but to be honest I felt really good. It was super-hot again, over 30…
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