Get To Know TNN: Emanuel Mini

Emanuel Mini | TEAM NOVO NORDISK

New to Team Novo Nordisk’s professional squad for the 2018 season is 31-year-old Argentinian Emanuel Mini. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 26 and first met Team Novo Nordisk when the world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team was racing at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina (2014). Mini had only been…

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Team Type 1 Prepares For Next Class of Global Ambassadors

Team Type 1 Global Ambassadors

Every January, TT1 starts the year off in the most inspiring way possible–by pouring through stacks of Global Ambassador scholarship applications in preparation for the 2018-2019 selection process! This spring, approximately 170 student-athletes with diabetes will be considered for $140,000 worth of scholarship funding. The purpose of TT1’s scholarship program is two-fold: Offset the cost…

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Team Novo Nordisk’s Top Race Videos of Early 2018

Team Novo Nordisk's Top Race Videos of Early 2018

Team Novo Nordisk kicked off the 2018 season at Dubai Tour, against a field of the world’s best riders, and came away winning the Intermediate Sprint jersey. Next, the world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team went handlebar-to-handlebar at the World Tour event, Abu Dhabi Tour, where a TNN rider featured each day in the main breakaway. Check out our top 5…

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Diabetes and Sick Days

TEAM NOVO NORDISK | Diabetes and Sick Days

Managing diabetes is demanding enough. Throwing in an illness – even the most common – and it can make diabetes daunting. Team Novo Nordisk and Team Type 1 athletes weigh in below on what helps get them through cold and flu season. Rob Mullen, Mountain Biker “My advice for managing diabetes on sick days is to…

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TNN Set For First Spring Classic at Milan-San Remo

Team Novo Nordisk | 2018 Milan-San Remo

Race: Milan-San Remo Country: Italy Total Distance: 291 kilometers Race Class: WT Team Novo Nordisk returns to the prestigious Milan-San Remo on Saturday, March 17th. Milan-San Remo, also known as La Classica Primavera, is the longest one-day race on the UCI calendar and this year’s edition serves as Team Novo Nordisk’s fourth consecutive appearance. In…

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Mandy Marquardt: Challenging Stereotypes & Changing Diabetes

Meet Mandy Marquardt, the inspirational Team Novo Nordisk athlete who’s breaking down barriers and changing diabetes on her way to the Olympics. Mandy Marquardt: I was born in Germany. I moved over to the States when I was seven. My parents thought I’d be safer on the track, instead of being on the road. I went…

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TNN Presents Colnago Bike to Contest Winner in Madrid

TNN Presents Colnago Bike to Contest Winner in Madrid

Madrid, Spain – On March 2, Team Novo Nordisk proudly presented 16-year-old Miguel Ceballos with a Team Novo Nordisk Colnago CLX at a special event at Novo Nordisk’s Spanish headquarters in Madrid. Miguel, who was diagnosed with diabetes in 2006 and lives in Santander on Spain’s north coast, was randomly selected from over 10,000 participants as the…

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TNN Battles in Tuscany at GP Industria & Artigianato

Team Novo Nordisk | 2018 GP Industria & Artigianato

Race: 41st GP Industria & Artigianato Start/Finish: Larciano / Larciano, Italy Distance: 199.2 kilometers LARCIANO, ITALY — Team Novo Nordisk took the start at the 41st edition of the punchy, Tuscan circuit race GP Industria & Artigianato on Sunday, with an eye towards the team’s March 17 appearance at the spring classic, Milan-San Remo. The race was comprised of seven laps with with climbs in…

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