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Pro Track Rider Mandy Marquardt Adds Two More National Titles and a Track Record at Track Nationals
Team Novo Nordisk Pro Track Rider Mandy Marquardt added two more national titles, in the Keirin and 500m Time Trial at the 2023 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, July 5-9, 2023. Marquardt, now a 27-time U.S. National Champion, also won the silver in the Sprint and the Team Sprint at the event held at…
Read MoreKusztor finishes in the top 10 on stage two & takes the best Hungarian rider jersey
Three days of racing in Hungary at the Gemenc GP ended with former national champion Peter Kusztor taking tenth place for Team Novo Nordisk Development on the second road stage and winning the best Hungarian rider jersey. “Today’s stage looked harder since there was an actual climb, and it was the last opportunity for other…
Read MoreGemenc GP – Prologue
On the first day of Gemenc GP in Hungary, Team Novo Nordisk Development started with a short 2km prologue. Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “The course profile gradually became steeper and more challenging. I advised riders to start easy on the cobbles, get settled on the flatter section, and then go all out for…
Read MoreMandy Marquardt wins silver and bronze and sets new national records at Pan American Championships
Mandy Marquardt medaled in two events, and set two new national records at the Pan American Championships, held in San Juan, Argentina, June 14-18. The Team Novo Nordisk rider is now a 8-time Pan American Championship Track Medalist, and the holder of six national records, in the Women’s 1km TT (2020), Women’s 500m TT (2023),…
Read MoreMandy Marquardt Builds a Solid Foundation Racing Nations Cups On Three Different Continents
In less than four months, Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt traveled to four continents to compete in three UCI Nations Cups and attend two training camps. Marquardt finished 20th in the Nation’s Cup Overall Sprint Standings with over 60 competitors. “In track sprinting there is little room for error, therefore training on the 250m indoor…
Read MoreJoe Martin Race – Stage 4
Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “The last stage was an 8-turn, 2km technical criterium, basically up and down a hill. There was no strategy here other than to try to take a position at the front and defend your position. In the past, it was common for this race to finish with only 20…
Read MoreJoe Martin Race – Stage 3
Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “Today was the 5km uphill time trial. I told the guys that they must give their best and not take it easy because Miguel Angel Lopez is here, and there is a time cut on the stage. They all have it full gas and I was pleased with how…
Read MoreJoe Martin Race – Stage 2
Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “The stage looked quite challenging with several climbs, and there was also an expectation of cold rain. I told everyone to ride as a team at the front today and conserve their energy for the climbs, particularly the finishing climb. As always, if it’s easy to join the breakaway…
Read MoreJoe Martin Race – Stage 1
Development Team General Manager Danielt Holt: “On paper, this course didn’t look too hard, so I told the guys to be aggressive and hopefully take the single KOM sprint 45km into the race. After that, they should prepare for a bunch sprint. Early in the race, several gaps opened, and it was a very challenging…
Read MoreTour of the Gila Stage 3
Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “Stage 3 of Tour of the Gila was a lumpy, individual time trial and we knew beforehand that bit would be a challenging test for all riders. The long and hilly course meant that the best advice to give was to not go out too hard in the first…
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