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Sun, Speed and Sprints Characterize Stage Two In Serbia
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Another fast day out for the boys today and yet again I saw some great teamwork from everyone. Charles and Mehdi were well protected in the bunch from the wind and we just lost out a little on the final laps as we missed some top end speed.” “Tomorrow will be…
Read MorePlanet just shy of the top ten in 13th on the opening stage at Belgrade Banjaluka
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “This opening stage was always going to be one for the pure sprinters so, there are no surprises with the result today. It was super-fast and short at 90 kilometers, like a criterium and our plan was to go all in for Charles and try to support him for the final.”…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk to make first appearance at Belgrade Banjaluka
Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team is set to make its debut at the 15th edition of the Serbian stage race Belgrade Banjaluka this week with a strong team looking for stage results. Irishman Stephen Clancy will make his first appearance of the 2021 season after recently becoming a father…
Read MoreDeclan Irvine Blog: Returning to racing after a year out
We went into the International Rhodes Grand Prix and International Tour of Rhodes with high expectations, especially after last season’s edition. Last year it was my first race in 2020 and it was a walk in the park. The stages were milder, and the competition wasn’t as high. We got some really good results and…
Read MoreThe longest stage at the Tour of Turkey sees Umberto Poli in the breakaway for 150km
Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “Today we had an early start with the longest stage of this tour ahead of us: 213km starting at altitude with two climbs of 3rd and 2nd category in the first 100km, and all the way down towards the coast with another fast finish. We wanted the guys to protect…
Read MoreAnother Top 20 for Peron on Stage Two at the Tour of Turkey
Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “It was another cold day here in Turkey with 145km to race and the first part of the stage all uphill. The last 50km were the same as yesterday and our strategy was to have the team working for Andrea to protect him and bring him towards the final sprint.”…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk start strong in Turkey with Andrea Peron competing in the final sprint and bringing home the 14th place.
Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) ‘’It has been a stressful start of the Tour, with unexpected cold weather and the snowstorm that hit us at Nevsehir causing the initial cancellation of Stage 1. It’s a shame we couldn’t go through the original route but we’re happy to have raced in the end here at Konya.”…
Read MoreRhodes wraps with Planet 8th on the stage for Team Novo Nordisk’s first top 10 of 2021
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Today I saw the team. All the guys worked hard together to protect Charles, we did our job, and we got a result that we’ve been aiming for throughout the race. We can take away a lot of positives from today and fly home satisfied with how we rode and looking…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk come through crash marred stage two in Rhodes
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It was a hectic stage today, really quite wild on the descents, lots of crashes and the wind and repeated attacks made it a difficult race to get to grips with. We tried to keep everyone together for as long as possible, but the bunch split going onto the first big…
Read MorePlanet 17th on stage one at the Tour of Rhodes
Sport Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “The crosswinds on the coast roads started to split the bunch quite early today and then the climbs totally separated the race. Charles and Sam Brand were positioned nicely and did a great job of staying in the front group.” “It’s a shame that we didn’t have more guys up there…
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