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McKenna Mckee blog: UCI Track World Championships debut
The 2022 Elite Track World Championship has come to an end. It was an honor to represent my country, the United States of America, and everyone affected by diabetes on the world stage. At the start of the season, I was just a first-year elite and now I have just finished my first Track World Championships. …
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk Announces Partnership with Airofit
ATLANTA, GA., September 22, 2022 – Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team, today announced an exciting new partnership with Airofit, leader in smart breathing training system, for the 2023 season. “The effects of Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) in endurance sports has been widely studied and represents a valuable tool to improve…
Read MoreWe asked TNN Medical team about Mental Health
In his role as Team Doctor, Dr. Rafael Castol has been instrumental in designing and implementing the team’s medical program. Charlotte Hayes is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and is the Head of Diabetes, Wellness and Education at Team Novo Nordisk. Below, they answered questions about the importance of Mental Health in professional…
Read MoreQueen stage shreds the field at Tour of Slovakia
On paper it was the hardest stage of this year’s Okolo Slovenska/Tour of Slovakia and that proved to be the case in reality as the peloton split to pieces over the six categorized climbs with Andrea Peron and Charles Planet both unfortunately caught up in crashes and the rest of Team Novo Nordisk working hard…
Read MorePan American Continental Championships
A dream come true and yet another goal to check off. At just 18 years of age, I raced as one of the youngest athletes to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Championships, including the first female from my hometown of Portland, Oregon. It truly is an honor and a fulfilling experience to represent…
Read MoreKopecky blasts off to brilliant start in Bulgaria with second in prologue
Czech first-year professional Matyas Kopecky came within seconds of his first senior victory for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Bulgaria today with the 19-year-old finishing in second place in the prologue. The ride also earned him the White young riders jersey. The short one-kilometer course was perfect for an explosive rider like Kopecky…
Read MoreMandy Marquardt’s Memorable Summer Included Three National Titles, A Wedding and A National Record
In the span of three weeks, Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt added three national titles to her palmares, celebrated her wedding and her birthday and set a new national record at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships. Marquardt had not planned to travel to Lima, Peru for the Continental Championships this year until she found…
Read MoreTour of Sakarya – Stage 3
Daniel Holt Development Team General Manager: “Pretty easy course today, so it was likely to end in a field sprint. Only Nathan and Justin should look for the early break. Doriand and Celestin should wait for the sprint. The guys ride pretty well at the end to set up Doriand. Their train started a little…
Read MoreTour of Sakarya – Stage 2
Daniel Holt Development Team General Manager: “Today was the hardest day of the tour. 160km with 4 good climbs coming with 50km to go. Strategy was to hide all day and try to make the front group over the climbs. Naturally, the race exploded over the climbs and some slick roads added to the chaos.…
Read MoreJustin Morris: Conquering Leadville 100
The Leadville 100 is undoubtedly the world’s most iconic mountain bike race. Starting in 1994, the race was instigated to help the economy of the local region after the closing of a large gold mine in Lake County, Colorado, USA. In 1994 the unemployment rate in the town of Leadville was the highest of any…
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