Queen stage sees solo winner in Hainan
With four categorized climbs, stage 3 of the Tour of Hainan was seen as the Queen stage. The race was every bit as tough as expected with the last climb topping out at 6 kilometers to the finish. A solo escapee won with six seconds and earned himself the race lead while the rest of…
Read MoreWattelle Sprints to 4th Place at Tour of Bulgaria
Team Novo Nordisk Development returned to racing at the Tour of Bulgaria, kicking off with a 1 km technical prologue. The race then moved into a series of long, hilly stages, challenging the riders with varied terrain. Stage 3 was a highlight for the team—a 180 km route tailored for sprinters. This stage featured several…
Read MoreIrvine finding his sprinting legs in Hainan
In a repeat of the opening day, stage 2 of the Tour of Hainan came down to a big bunch sprint. Declan Irvine contested the sprint for Team Novo Nordisk again and bettered his 22nd on the first stage to sixteenth today. At 178 kilometers long, the stage was almost double the distance of the…
Read MoreTour of Hainan opener ends in bunch sprint
The first stage of the Tour of Hainan culminated in an expected bunch sprint. At only 95 kilometers, the race was always going to be a flat and fast one. The peloton wasn’t keen on letting anyone get a sizable gap and after constant attacks, two riders were allowed a gap of 50 seconds before…
Read MoreTNN heads east to the Tour of Hainan
After recent trips to Norway and Denmark, stage racing continues for Team Novo Nordisk in China. The world’s first all-diabetes cycling team will line up in the Tour of Hainan from 27 – 31 August. “As always it is a great pleasure for us to be returning to race at the Tour of Hainan,” said…
Read MoreLate attack spoils sprinters plans on stage 4 in Denmark
All was going to plan on stage four of the PostNord Tour of Denmark, but as the race hit the final laps around Holbæk the script was torn up with a late attack holding off the sprinters teams and taking the spoils. Team Novo Nordisk were set up well with 20km to go with white jersey Matyas Kopecky lined…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk take inspiration over fatigue in Denmark
Despite fatigue from the previous days effort setting in a little for Team Novo Nordisk in the finale of the third stage of the PostNord Tour of Denmark, the boys were inspired with Matyas Kopecky 15th in the sprint after a strong all round team performance. “I could definitely feel yesterday’s stage in the legs today,” said Kopecky. “Every time I pushed…
Read MoreKopecky goes deep in Vejle for 11th on Denmark
Rising Czech star Matyas Kopecky banished the demons from the brutal circuits of last year’s edition of the Vejle stage of the PostNord Tour of Denmark today by narrowly missing out on the top ten to finish in 11th place for Team Novo Nordisk. “It’s a double-edged sword really,” said Kopecky. “Because on the one hand, I’m extremely satisfied to have finished…
Read MoreFeels like coming home
Team Novo Nordisk return to ‘home’ race the PostNord Tour of Denmark this week with a strong team filled with youthful big ambitions and the excitement of racing against the biggest teams in the world. Starting on Wednesday with a 13.7km Team Time Trial in Holstebro, the 2024 edition will crisscross the Danish peninsula over…
Read MoreNeo pro Perracchione breaks away on final stage in Norway
The fourth and final stage of the Arctic Race of Norway ended well for Team Novo Nordisk with 19 year old first year professional Alessandro Perracchione making his first senior breakaway, a move that was cruelly caught in the final kilometer by the chasing peloton. Perracchione turned pro in January after a glittering junior career…
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