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Tour de Hongrie Queen Stage the decider ahead of Sunday’s finale in Budapest
Head sports director Massimo Podenzana “Everyone was waiting for today to see the race explode for the GC battle on the climbs and it happened. After the early break was caught the main contenders started to move. We wanted to try and stay with the front group with David and Peter, but after Mehdi not…
Read MoreLozano leads from the front on Stage 3 in Hungary as late crash takes down Peron & Benahmouda
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It’s been our intention since the first stage. To get someone up the road in the breakaway, show our jersey to the world and also ease the pressure on our guys in the bunch who are asked with looking after Andrea and Mehdi so they can try in the final…
Read MoreWet roads, uphill kickers and late crashes on second stage in Hungary
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “There was a crash very early on the bottom of the first climb and we got caught out behind it. Subsequently we missed the break. Seven guys went clear after the crash and that was it until the last ten kilometers.” “We knew the final was going to be quite technical…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie opens with a chaotic sprint and Peron just outside the top 20
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Well, I think it’s fair to say that today woke the legs up! It was a pretty hard stage and like all the races we have done this year, it was very fast. We had two objectives today, we wanted to get up the road in the breakaway to try…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk Budapest bound with Tour de Hongrie up next
Team Novo Nordisk is set to back to the Tour de Hongrie next week, carrying some bittersweet memories of 2020 after Spanish climber David Lozano’s near miss in the red king of the mountain’s jersey. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team took the race head on a year ago with Lozano claiming the…
Read MoreLozano finishes 44th on GC at Vuelta Asturias
David Lozano (ESP) “Today was a good stage for me, up and downs all the way with about 3500m altitude. I felt well after yesterday and I was familiar with the final climb, Alto de Naranco. I knew what to expect but I did miss the punch to stay with the front group on the…
Read MoreTough stage opener in Spain at Vuelta Asturias
Sport Director Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “When you have a guy of the caliber of Quintana soloing to victory on the opening stage, you know that the level of the race is very high and we did what we could today.” “David and Peter both hung in there for as long as possible, but the race…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk ready to scale the heights in Asturias
American UCI ProTeam, Team Novo Nordisk return to race on Spanish soil next week at three-day Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo where some tough climbs await. First held way back in 1925 in the northwest region of Spain, 2021 marks the first appearance at the historic race for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling…
Read MoreBenhamouda 8th on final stage at Belgrade Banjaluka
Team Novo Nordisk save the best until last in Serbia. A great day of teamwork concludes with a perfect lead out from Charles Planet and 8th place from Mehdi Benhamouda. The team’s second top ten of the 2021. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “I saw some good signs from the boys this week, of course I am…
Read MoreUphill Battle on Stage Three of Belgrade Banjaluka
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “There’s no doubt about it, very hard stage for our guys today. The climbs were much tougher in real life than the race profile and with the tailwind for most of the stage it made for a very fast day.” “We did our best for Charles and Sam and in turn…
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