Lozano brings 2024 season to a close on a high in Japan
Experience counted once more for Team Novo Nordisk’s star climber David Lozano at the Utsunomiya Japan Cup as the 35-year-old saved the day with another stellar performance in a race he loves. “We know how important Japan Cup is for our team and our sponsor Novo Nordisk,” said Lozano. “That’s always in the back of your head when your suffering on the climbs…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk to wrap 2024 season in Japan
Time flies and the end of the 2024 racing season is here for Team Novo Nordisk as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team aim to sign off in style at the Utsunomiya Japan Cup on Sunday. The experience and skill of Spanish climber and leader for the race David Lozano will be crucial and strong support comes in the…
Read MoreReady to take learnings from Taihu Lake into Japan
Team Novo Nordisk wrapped up the five stage Tour of Taihu Lake earlier today. 11 riders made it to the finish with a slender advantage over the peloton and contested the win amongst themselves. Hamish Beadle was the first rider home for the world’s first all diabetes cycling team, just missing out on a top…
Read MorePenultimate Taihu Lake finishes in a sprint once again
Like all the other stages, the fourth stage of the Tour of Taihu Lake finished in a bunch gallop. The peloton was once again not content to let a breakaway up the road, as the fast and flat nature of the course is favorable to would-be escapees. Team Novo Nordisk planned to be part of any possible…
Read MoreAnother fast day in Taihu Lake
Stage 3 of the Tour of Taihu Lake was another incredibly fast day. At 116 kilometers, the peloton completed the distance in 2 hours 16 minutes, at a staggering average of 51km/h. The speed meant no real breakaway succeeded for the day. Team Novo Nordisk looked to get into any possible moves but when that…
Read MoreBad luck affects sprint chance in Tour of Taihu Lake
As expected, at only 75 kilometers long, stage 2 of the Tour of Taihu Lake was a fast and furious one. After numerous breakaway attempts, the day ended up in a bunch sprint with the team’s best finisher Quinten de Graeve in 29th, describing the last 20 kilometers as “nervous” in the peloton. Quinten de…
Read MoreUneventful opening day for TNN in Tour of Taihu Lake
The opening stage of the Tour of Taihu Lake came down to a fast bunch sprint. With the stage consisting of three short laps and a 5 kilometer straight flat, it was always going to be a fast strong finish. Even though it was part of the plan, Team Novo Nordisk was unable to contest…
Read MoreTNN tackles the final stage race in Tour of Taihu Lake
Team Novo Nordisk heads to China for its penultimate race of the season. The Tour of Taihu Lake will be the world’s first all diabetes cycling team’s final stage race of the season and another opportunity to share what’s possible with diabetes. The team will line up with a versatile roster, a mix between experience…
Read MoreKopecky brings curtain down on season in Műnsterland
It has been another excellent season for Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky and Team Novo Nordisk with the 21-year-old showing remarkable consistency to achieve close to 20 top ten finishes through the year. The fairy tale ending to the season however, wasn’t to be in Germany today at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro as Kopecky slipped back…
Read MoreBad luck in Binche for Team Novo Nordisk
What was supposed to be a final tilt at a big 2024 result in Belgium for Team Novo Nordisk turned into an uphill battle at Binche Chimay Binche when leader Matyas Kopecky was taken out of the race by an early crash. “The plan went out of the window pretty early today,” said Sports Director…
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