Heavy rain and hills test TNN Devo team in Tour of Istanbul Stage 2
The second stage of the Tour of Istanbul wasn’t any easier. The heavy rain made the already challenging race even harder. With the start and finish in the coastal city of Şile and a distance of 132 km, Team Novo Nordisk Development Team fought their best. Development Team Head Coach Sergey Lagutin: “Today was another…
Read MoreRidolfo makes the break again before Peron top 20 in Vendée
A beautiful sunny day in Northwestern France welcomed the riders to the start of the 51st edition of the Tour de Vendée with 21-year-old Italian Filippo Ridolfo again coming to the fore in the days breakaway before a crash for Matyas Kopecky disrupted Team Novo Nordisk’s plans in the sprint finale and Andrea Peron recovered…
Read MoreTour of Istanbul Starts with a Challenging Stage 1 for TNN Development Team
The Tour of Istanbul started with a heavy rain, which made the first stage even more challenging. The stage was 177 kilometers long with 2,136 meters of climbing. Development Team Head Coach Sergey Lagutin: “Today was the longest and hardest stage of the race, not because of big climbs, but because of the constant up-and-down…
Read MoreEuropean racing comes to a close for TNN at Tour de Vendée and Munsterland Giro
Team Novo Nordisk wrap up their 2023 European racing season in France and Germany this weekend at the one-day events. Tour de Vendée and Sparkassen Munsterland Giro. A strong team is set to line up led by captain Andrea Peron and the in form Czech Matyas Kopecky, fresh from a recent top five in the…
Read MoreTNN looks to take Taihu Lake momentum into future races
Team Novo Nordisk made a promising return to Chinese racing at it concluded Tour of Taihu Lake. It was the first return to the race since 2019 for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team. Umberto Poli and Declan Irvine have been sharing leadership responsibilities and both riders narrowly missed out on a top…
Read MoreIrvine fast again and notches a top 20 on stage in Taihu Lake
Declan Irvine was Team Novo Nordisk’s fastest finisher again on stage 3 of Tour of Taihu Lake. With another circuit format to the racing, the stage was a fast one at an average speed of 48,4 km/h. Irvine earned his best result of the race so far, leading the team home in 16th place. …
Read MoreTaihu Lake Peloton contests bunch sprint in wet conditions
In a repeat of stage 1, today’s stage of the Tour of Taihu Lake was contested in a bunch sprint in wet conditions. However, in contrast to the opening stage, the peloton had a breakaway to keep in check and eventually reeled them in on the final lap of the circuit. Declan Irvine narrowly missed…
Read MoreTNN concludes Tour of Taihu Lake opener with top 20 result
Team Novo Nordisk returned to Tour of Taihu Lake for the first time since 2019. With the stage 1 distance of only 88.8km race, the race unfolded as predicted – a fast one. The race final was contested in wet conditions, came down to a bunch sprint with Declan Irvine leading the team home in 20th…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk excited to return to China in Taihu Lake
Team Novo Nordisk returns to China for the first time since 2019. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team will line up in Tour of Taihu Lake from 14 – 17 September. “It’s been a long wait for us to be back racing in China and we’re looking forward to it immensely,” said General…
Read MoreHeavy Rain makes for tough going at GP de Montreal
Team Novo Nordisk went deep into the wet den of suffering at GP de Montreal as the heavens opened and the punishing circuits took their toll on the worlds first all diabetes professional cycling team. General Manager Vassili Davidenko: “After a good day in Quebec on Friday we had higher hopes for today and we wanted to be…
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