Posts by Tim Lindley
Double Muur does for half the field at Brussels Cycling Classic
A brutal parcours that featured double ascents of the Muur de Geraardsbergen, Bosberg and Congoberg in the last 80 kilometers of racing, completely split the field at the Brussles Cycling Classic with Team Novo Nordisk again looking to Andrea Peron as the Italian hung in there for as long as possible. Sport Director Gennady Mikhaylov:…
Read MorePoli and Peron ‘Over easy’ in Overijse
Italian duo Andrea Peron and Umberto Poli battled on until the bitter end for Team Novo Nordisk at today’s Druivenkoers-Overijse in Belgium, the tough circuits whitling down the bunch until only a handful of riders were left. Sport Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “I have to say that Andrea and Umberto really impressed me today with the…
Read MoreBack-to-back one day races in Belgium for Team Novo Nordisk
Belgian stagiaire Robbe Ceurens will get the chance to make his first senior appearance on home roads for Team Novo Nordisk this week at the doubleheader of Druivenkoers-Overijse and the Brussels Cycling Classic. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team return to the Belgian cobbles for the first time since the Belgium Tour back…
Read MoreNo fairytale ending in Limousin as TNN look ahead to Belgium
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It was a big move that went up the road early on today’s stage and that dictated how the day would go. We weren’t represented in the break and with only three of our guys left standing, today was just about coming through without any more bad luck and keeping…
Read MoreSun breaks through and brings the crowds on stage three in Limousin
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “I couldn’t understand some of the tactics early on today’s stage, attacks that went nowhere and caused splits that benefitted no one. But that’s how it went, and we lost ground on the first category climb at the 50 kilometer mark. From then on we were chasing.” “The break went…
Read MoreLozano enjoys a better day on stage two in Limousin
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Today went a little better, the climbs came later in the stage and even though we started to lose contact over the latter stages of the race David showed something more and he managed to stay with the main bunch until the end of the stage. That’s a lot more…
Read MoreTour du Limousin starts with a roller in the hills around Sainte-Feyre
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Apart from the early breakaway the race stayed together until we hit the final 60 kilometers and that’s where the speed ramped up. Andrea and David were within the bunch until the final 30 kilometers and then they slipped out of the back as the sharp ramps took their toll.”…
Read MoreBreakaway attempts fall on hard ground as TNN look ahead to stage four in Denmark
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We had one objective for today and that was to get in the breakaway. We knew it was going to be a hard task and we knew that there was going to be a hard competition for the breakaway and we also knew it was a very fast start due to…
Read MoreTough circuits in Sønderborg shake the tree at Tour of Denmark
Sport director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We had our sights set on the breakaway today and Sam Brand was the first of our guys to try and then Umberto, but the early attacks weren’t sticking. Two guys managed to slip away and unfortunately we missed that move.” “The bunch split a few times with the wind, but…
Read MorePeron hangs tough on stage one in Denmark
Head Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana “It ended up being a very nervous stage today. At the start it unfolded as we expected, the first attacks formed the breakaway and the bunch stayed pretty controlled until we hit the final circuits in Esbjerg…then it all exploded.” “The break was caught and the sprinters team really started…
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