Posts by Xylon Vaneyck
Late crash disrupts stage 5 sprint in Turkey
Stage 5 of the Tour of Turkey was the longest of the race thus at 180 kilometers. The peloton allowed a group of six riders a maximum advantage of 5 minutes 30 seconds before the chase was started and the race ultimately came down to a bunch sprint. General Manager, Vassili Davidenko: “The results sheet…
Read MoreKopecky bags 7th top ten of the season in Turkey
Matyas Kopecky continued his impressive start to his pro career, picking up his 7th top-ten of the season. The 20-year-old sprinted to 8th place on stage 4 of the Tour of Turkey. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “Today’s result is significant for Matyas because it signals how he is able to bounce back from a really…
Read MoreTNN takes on one of cycling’s toughest climbs ever in Turkey
Stage 3 of Tour of Turkey was a unique one with the race finishing up the Babadag climb, one of the toughest faced in any UCI race. Team Novo Nordisk looked to conserve its efforts while looking for opportunities at the same time. Lucas Dauge was the first TNN rider home in 26th place. General…
Read MorePeron shows late-season form with a top 10 in Turkey
Andrea Peron survived a lumpy stage 2 in the Tour of Turkey to earn himself a tenth place on the stage. The race final was contested at a ferocious pace and the Italian fast man netted his best result in recent weeks. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “We can only be happy with how today went.…
Read MoreFast start in Turkey sees Kopecky just outside top 10
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye opened to a fast stage with the peloton almost averaging 50km/h. Matyas Kopecky led Team Novo Nordisk home in 13th place after a hotly contested bunch sprint. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “Today was the opening day so the peloton is always a bit nervous while everyone is fresh. You can…
Read MoreTNN looks to take Taihu Lake momentum into future races
Team Novo Nordisk made a promising return to Chinese racing at it concluded Tour of Taihu Lake. It was the first return to the race since 2019 for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team. Umberto Poli and Declan Irvine have been sharing leadership responsibilities and both riders narrowly missed out on a top…
Read MoreIrvine fast again and notches a top 20 on stage in Taihu Lake
Declan Irvine was Team Novo Nordisk’s fastest finisher again on stage 3 of Tour of Taihu Lake. With another circuit format to the racing, the stage was a fast one at an average speed of 48,4 km/h. Irvine earned his best result of the race so far, leading the team home in 16th place. …
Read MoreTaihu Lake Peloton contests bunch sprint in wet conditions
In a repeat of stage 1, today’s stage of the Tour of Taihu Lake was contested in a bunch sprint in wet conditions. However, in contrast to the opening stage, the peloton had a breakaway to keep in check and eventually reeled them in on the final lap of the circuit. Declan Irvine narrowly missed…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk excited to return to China in Taihu Lake
Team Novo Nordisk returns to China for the first time since 2019. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team will line up in Tour of Taihu Lake from 14 – 17 September. “It’s been a long wait for us to be back racing in China and we’re looking forward to it immensely,” said General…
Read MoreKusztor moves up the overall with two stages remaining
Peter Kusztor continued his consistent form on stage 6 of the Tour du Rwanda, finishing fifteenth on another mountainous stage. The result saw him move up to sixteenth on the General Classification with two decisive days coming up. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “From the start the plan was for us to take the race day…
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