Race: Tour of Taihu Lake, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Nantong / Haimen, China Distance: 148 kilometers  Haimen, China — Team Novo Nordisk sprinter Martijn Verschoor finished just outside the top 10 at 11th place on Thursday’s stage 5 of Tour of Taihu Lake. After missing the breakaway, the young Team Novo Nordisk squad worked to create a train to protect the veteran Verschoor for the…

Race: Tour of Taihu Lake, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Wujiang/ Wujiang, China Distance: 117.4 kilometers  Wujiang, China — Team Novo Nordisk’s Martijn Verschoor sprinted to sixth place on Wednesday’s Stage 4 of the Tour of Taihu Lake. The circuit race took place on a flat course around Wujiang, yet the peloton had to battle continuous winds…

Race: Tour of Taihu Lake, Stage 3 Start/Finish: AnJi Rural Commercial Bank / Jiangnan TianchiLake Scenic Area, China Distance: 106.3 kilometers Jiangnan TianchiLake Scenic Area, China — Team Novo Nordisk rider Martijn Verschoor starred in the day’s main breakaway at Tuesday’s cold and rainy stage 3 of Tour of Taihu Lake. The 106.3-km stage was comprised of…

Race: Tour of Taihu Lake, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Changxing Government Square / Moon Bay Hotel, China Distance: 139 kilometers Moon Bay Hotel, China — Strong winds and a rainy finish made for a challenging stage 2 at the Tour of Taihu Lake, where Team Novo Nordisk stagiaire Quentin Valognes came in just outside of the top 10 in 14th position.…

Race: Tour of Taihu Lake, Stage 1 Start/Finish: Wuxi/Wuxi, China Distance: 111.3 kilometers Wuxi, China — Following Saturday’s prologue, where Team Novo Nordisk rider Chris Williams scored a top 10, the 2016 Tour of Taihu Lake officially kicked off on Sunday with a 111.3-km opening stage in Wuxi. The Team Novo Nordisk squad was on the attack in the early part of…