Posts by Tim Lindley
Sun 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…
Read MoreCeurens to debut as stagiaire for Team Novo Nordisk at Tour of Denmark
Young Belgian puncheur Robbe Ceurens is set to make his first appearance for the Team Novo Nordisk professional team at the upcoming PostNord Danmark Rundt – Tour of Denmark next week, after a breakthrough season with the TNN Development team. Home of the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling teams principal sponsor, Novo Nordisk, the Tour of Denmark represents one of…
Read MoreNew Finnish champion Henttala to debut national jersey at Sibiu Tour
Newly crowned champion of Finland Joonas Henttala is proudly set to give the first outing to his new jersey for Team Novo Nordisk at the upcoming Sibiu Cycling Tour in Romania. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team line up for their first appearance at what will be the 10th edition of the four-day…
Read MoreBehringer happy with the chance to race on home soil at GP Lugano
Team Novo Nordisk head up to the shores of Lake Lugano in Switzerland at the weekend for a return appearance at the prestigious GP Citta di Lugano with home rider Oliver Behringer excited to make his debut in the one-day race. The world’s first all diabetes team boast a solid history in the 40-year-old race…
Read More“BY FAILING TO PREPARE, YOU ARE PREPARING TO FAIL.”
“BY FAILING TO PREPARE, YOU ARE PREPARING TO FAIL.” Benjamin Franklin Preparation is key to everything and for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team the final week of preparation ahead of the biggest race of the year Milan – San Remo is the finishing touches to months of work throughout the winter…
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