Posts by Tim Lindley
TNN 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…
Read MoreLozano 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…
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