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A tough ending in Slovakia as TNN look ahead to the last race of the season
Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “It ended up being a tougher final stage than expected.“ “There was an early attack, with a group of 25 riders gaining an increasing advantage over the peloton, which was eventually forced to give up the fight for the stage. Our boys tried but didn’t make it in the break.…
Read MoreAnother top 20 for Peron on stage 3 at Tour of Slovakia
Andrea Peron (ITA) “It was a hard one today, no doubt about it. Close to 200km and very wet, cold conditions, but I quite like it when it’s epic and full gas. I’m feeling good and to get inside the top 20 again is very positive.” “We’ve been working well together the last couple of…
Read MorePeron avoids crash in the finale and brings home 12th place on Tour of Slovakia stage 2
Andrea Peron (ITA) “After yesterday disappointment, my motivation was high and I really wanted to do well.” “The legs felt good and I was able to keep the pace and stay in the bunch until the very end. There was a crash in the last curve but thankfully I managed to avoid it and didn’t affect…
Read MoreStrong start for Lozano on the first road stage at Tour of Slovakia
Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “With four categorised climbs in the menu today and a fast finish made for sprinters, today we had the whole team working for David and Andrea. “The guys did well and gave everything they had. Overall there was a good teamwork, and both David and Andrea managed to stay with…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk challenged by a very fast prologue at Tour of Slovakia
Stephen Clancy (IRL) “This is my first participation at Tour of Slovakia, and I am very happy to be here to show what’s possible with diabetes.” “Today’s prologue was short but intense. It was a very flat course with a tricky u-turn halfway covered in cobblestones and tramlines. The pressure was high but I did my…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 3 – Report
Date: 11 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Protivin-Studena Distance: 163km Weather: Warm and sunny +25 Course: Mostly flat, technical corners circuit Riders: 109 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today was an easy stage and was under control by the two teams (Lotto, Gazprom ). We only told Jan to try to be in the breakaway and he was very motivated. All the…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 2 – Report
Date: 10 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Třeboň-Nová Bystřice Distance: 143km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat,hilly circuit ,technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today’s strategy was to put some riders in the breakaway (Jan, Przemysław and Vaclav ) and bring Robbe to the best position for the final sprint and keep Filippo out of trouble…
Read MorePeron finishes 21st in a fast final sprint at the GP de Fourmies
Head Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “With two really challenging races behind us, we came at the GP de Fourmies with hunger for a good result.” “This Grand Prix is a race that suits sprinters, and our strategy was to have the team working for Andrea and have him battling with the leaders in the…
Read MoreDevo team storms to second place in Tour of South Bohemia TTT
Date: 09 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Jindřichův Hradec Distance: 1,1km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat, cobblestone road, technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Development Team Head Coach All the hard work we did in the last 4 months (motorpacing, rotating and paceline training) finally paid off. We checked the profile the day before the race and also today…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3
Date: September 5, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3 Start/Finish: Albert – Le Cateau-Cambresis Distance: 175km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills, with two sectors of cobbles. 1km climb on the finishing 3, 17km laps Riders: 107 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Given that Filippo and Doriand were only 3 seconds out of…
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