2018 Tour of Hainan | Stage 7 Recap

Joonas Henttala breaks the short and fast stage 7 at the 2018 Tour of Hainan. “The first hour was full of attacks and we covered most of the moves, but eventually the bunch only let three guys go.”

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Speedy Descent into Sanya at Tour of Hainan

Team Novo Nordisk | Tour of Hainan

Race: 2018 Tour of Hainan, stage 7 Start/Finish: Wuzhishan / Sanya, China Distance: 127.3 kilometers SANYA, CHN – Team Novo Nordisk came down from the tropical jungle mountains in the interior of the Chinese island on Monday, sprinting into the beachfront tourist capital of Sanya on a short stage seven at the Tour of Hainan. With three days of mountains behind…

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2018 Tour of Hainan | Stage 6 Recap

Team Novo Nordisk stagiaire Declan Irvine breaks down stage 6 of the 2018 Tour of Hainan. “On the last KOM, with the summit only 9km away from the finish, it got lit up and strung out, and it pretty much blew the bunch to pieces.”

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Mountains Prevail at Tour of Hainan

Team Novo Nordisk | 2018 Tour of Hainan

Race: 2018 Tour of Hainan, stage 6 Start/Finish: Lingshui / Wuzhishan, China Distance: 193.2 kilometers WUZHISHAN, CHN – The world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team took on the hardest stage of the 2018 Tour of Hainan on Sunday, a 193.2-km leg into the tropical mountains of Hainan Island that lasted five hours. Sam Brand finished at the front of the bike race…

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2018 Tour of Hainan | Stage 5 Recap

Fabio Calabria breaks down stage 5 of the 2018 Tour of Hainan. “It ended being split, with 40 or 50 riders in the front split. But we managed to get Sam Brand in the front.”

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Brand Holds on in Split Peloton at Tour of Hainan

Team Novo Nordisk | Tour of Hainan

Race: 2018 Tour of Hainan, stage 5 Start/Finish: Qionghai / Wanning, China Distance: 142 kilometers LINGSHUI, CHN – Team Novo Nordisk’s Sam Brand found success in the main split of the bike race on Saturday, as the 2018 Tour of Hainan picked up for stage five and headed into the hills. Brand took his speed and fitness with him when the pace picked up,…

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2018 Tour of Hainan | Stage 4 Recap

Sam Brand breaks down stage 4 of the 2018 Tour of Hainan, where Stephen Clancy starred in the day’s main breakaway. “The breakaway went straightaway, and luckily Stephen managed to bridge up to it. It was really great work by him, and the team all made it safely through.”

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