Posts by Tim Lindley
Team Novo Nordisk back in France for 39th Tour Poitou
The worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team line out at their second French stage race of August at the 39th edition of the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine tomorrow on the hunt for breakaway success and stage results. Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo will lead Team Novo Nordisk alongside experienced team captain Andrea Peron with the…
Read MoreDenmark wraps with Kopecky fourth on final stage for Team Novo Nordisk
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team concluded its home race in style with Czech wonder kid Matyas Kopecky sprinting spectacularly into fourth place after a series of searing attacks on the final laps around Silkeborg. After yesterday’s fifth place in Vejle 22-year-old Kopecky started today’s final stage with heavy legs, but with teammate Filippo Ridolfo up the road animating…
Read MoreKopecky strong again in Vejle with fifth for Team Novo Nordisk
Matyas Kopecky dug deep again on the Queen Stage of PostNord Danmark Rundt, battling on the by now well known circuits around Vejle to finish fifth for Team Novo Nordisk. The 23-year-old Czech had this stage in his sights all race and after last year’s 11th place knew that he could go better and break…
Read MoreMuller breaks away and Kopecky sprints to 11th in Denmark
Neo pro Anton Muller took a big step in his Team Novo Nordisk career by making it into the breakaway on stage two of the PostNord Danmark Rundt before the precocious Matyas Kopecky sprinted into 11th. A super short and fast stage that lasted just over two hours saw the break go after 20km of…
Read MoreRidolfo top 20 on opening stage in Denmark
A mixed bag for Team Novo Nordisk on stage one of PostNord Denmark Rundt with Italian Filippo Ridolfo finishing positively in 18th, but with some disappointment after missing the key split on the day. After the early break went clear the race settled down behind, but not for long with the leaders only allowed a…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk have all eyes on home race at Postnord Danmark Rundt
It’s that special time of year again when schools out, the sun shines, and the race caravan of PostNord Danmark Rundt rolls around with Team Novo Nordisk heavily motivated to continue to plough the rich vein of form shown so far this season. Experienced leaders Andrea Peron and David Lozano head up a strong trio…
Read MoreTNN ready to return to racing at Kreiz Breizh Elites
Team Novo Nordisk set to get the second half of the season underway in France at the three day Kreiz Breizh Elites. Set in Bretagne, one of the heartlands of cycling, Kreiz Breizh will provide the worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team with the test it needs before heating into the big goals at…
Read MoreSeventh for Kopecky on the final stage in Belgium
Five days of fantastic racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour wrapped in Brussels today with the traditional punchy final stage around the capital and 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky seventh for Team Novo Nordisk. Never out of the top 20 aside from the stage three individual time trial, the highlight of the race for Kopecky and TNN was sixth in the sprint…
Read MoreThe hot hills of the Ardennes brings out the fighting spirit
Matyas Kopecky dug deep for Team Novo Nordisk on the Queen Stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour in soaring temperatures to finish 15th after an explosive second half of the stage Racing across the beautiful yet unforgiving terrain of the Ardennes is always a challenge but under the blazing sun with temperatures soaring above 30c it’s a torturous experience. After…
Read MoreSixth is sweet for Kopecky and TNN in stage two in Belgium
The second day of racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour proved to be much more rewarding than the first for Team Novo Nordisk with Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky sixth on the stage. Similar in characteristics to yesterday’s opener, the second day covered 194km from Beringen to Putte and it was largely uneventful until the final lap and the anticipated sprint finish.…
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