Kopecky picks up yet another top 10 in La Roue
Team Novo Nordisk participated in an eventful edition of La Roue Tourangelle. Sam Brand was part of the day’s breakaway that comprised 5 riders. The quintet was given a maximum gap over just over 5 minutes before the gap was reduced and controlled. With 50 kilometers to go, the race was neutralized after a massive…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk take momentum into French block of racing
Team Novo Nordisk will be looking to take its recent success into the next block of one-day races it prepares to take on in France. La Roue Tourangelle (24th March), Paris – Camembert (27th March) and Route Adélie de Vitré (29th March) is what awaits the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team. The team has enjoyed…
Read MoreFantastic fifth for Kopecky in Cholet Agglo Tour
Australian Declan Irvine led the way in the early break of the day at Cholet Agglo Tour in France before 21-year-old Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky stepped on the gas on the last laps to sprint to fifth place for Team Novo Nordisk. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We’re happy. Really good performance from the whole team…
Read MoreGood Day Out at Stage 2 of Tour of Rhodes for TNN Development Team
The second stage of the Tour of Rhodes featured a challenging 159km route with 2292 meters of climbing, making it a tough, but good day for Team Novo Nordisk Development Team. Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “Last year, this stage blew the race apart. I told the guys to try for an early break,…
Read MoreA Tough Day for TNN Development Team at Tour of Rhodes
The Team Novo Nordisk Development Team is back in the saddle, this time taking on the Tour of Rhodes. The race kicked off with a short but punchy uphill prologue on wet roads. Next, they continued with the first stage, a 148-kilometer route with 1,828 meters of climbing, which made it quite a challenge. Development…
Read MoreKopecky impresses in Bredene Koksijde
We keep talking about the ambitions and classics potential of Matyas Kopecky and performances like today at Bredene Koksijde are the reason why we at Team Novo Nordisk keep talking about those ambitions and that potential, and the reason we’ll keep talking about them. In the predicted grueling, open road crosswind conditions of West Flanders…
Read MorePlanet back to racing on home soil for Cholet Agglo Tour
From Belgium to the Loire in Western France, Team Novo Nordisk head directly form Bredene Koksijde to the Cholet Agglo Tour this weekend with a team legend returning to action. It’s been a torrid couple of years for Frenchman Charles Planet after a near life and career ending crash started a cycle of rehabilitation and…
Read MoreSixth for Peron on final stage in Taiwan to cap solid week
A positive week of racing came to a close for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour de Taiwan with captain Andrea Peron rounding off his comeback from injury with sixth place in the final stage. After Hamish Beadle set the tone with a top ten on the first day of racing, the world’s first all-diabetes…
Read MoreWind, hills, cobblestones and echelons all on the menu at Bredene Koksijde Classic
Team Novo Nordisk return to the cycling heartland of West Flanders in Belgium on Friday with 21-year-old Matyas Kopecky aiming high and looking to improve on last years result. The 21st edition of Bredene Koksijde, formerly part of the three days of West Flanders race and previously known as the Handzame Classic forms a key…
Read MoreSmith impresses on Queen stage in Taiwan
First year professional Nathan Smith produced another quietly impressive display for Team Novo Nordisk on the tough Queen Stage at the Tour de Taiwan, finishing only one minute behind the leaders on the punishing final climb. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Nathan is doing very well, in fact all four of our neo pros have…
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