Megias Jumps to 2nd Overall After Tour de Korea Queen Stage
Race: Tour de Korea, Stage 6 Start/Finish: Asan / Chungju, Korea Distance: 194.6 kilometers Chungju, Korea — Following an aggressive performance that saw him finish fifth on Stage 6, Javier Megias moved into second overall at the Tour de Korea. Friday’s 194.6-kilometer race served as the race’s Queen Stage, or hardest stage. It featured two…
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Extreme Weather Shakes Up GP Saguenay Opener
Race: Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay, Stage 1 Start/Finish: La Baie /La Baie Distance: 151 kilometers (reduced from 165km) La Baie, Quebec – Team Novo Nordisk battled brutal weather conditions on Thursday’s GP Saguenay opener. Veteran Team Novo Nordisk rider Martijn Verschoor led a young Team Novo Nordisk squad to the start line, and the riders were immediately put to the test, with icy rain and…
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Read MoreCharles Planet Scores a Top 10 Finish at Tour de Korea
Race: Tour de Korea, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Daejeon / Asan, Korea Distance: 170.7 kilometers Asan, Korea — Team Novo Nordisk’s Charles Planet made a bold late race move on Stage 5 of the Tour de Korea that earned him his best result of the 2016 season. Thursday’s 170.7-kilometer race featured one categorized climb and some…
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Megias Fights in the Tour de Korea Breakaway
Race: Tour de Korea, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Daejeon / Daejeon Distance: 85.8 kilometers Daejeon, Korea – Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias (ESP) battled in the main breakaway on Wednesday’s stage 4 of the Tour de Korea. At just 85.8km, the stage was the second shortest of the race, comprised of five, 16.8-km laps through the metropolitan city of Daejeon. And after the first 2km,…
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Read MorePlanet Hangs on to Top 10 at Tour de Korea
Race: Tour de Korea, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Gunsan / Daejeon, Korea Distance: 235.2 kilometers Daejeon, Korea – Team Novo Nordisk’s Charles Planet remains 8th in the Tour de Korea general classification following Tuesday’s stage 3. The stage got off in to an animated start in Gunsan, with several teams going on the attack. After 10km, a group of 25 riders managed to…
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