Teamwork and togetherness on stage 3 of Tour of Slovenia
Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia raised the stakes, taking the peloton 133.5km from Maribor to Celje over two categorised climbs Planina na Pohorju and Celjska Koča that turned the day into a genuine fight for the breakaway. Sam Brand, who featured in the day-one breakaway earlier in the race, was once again determined…
Read MoreTour of Slovenia, Stage 2: Battling Through a Hard-Fought Day
Stage 2 of the Tour of Slovenia delivered one of the toughest tests of the race so far, as a high-speed split and a dangerous crash reshaped the front of the race well before the finish. With around 30km remaining, a crash on a fast downhill just ahead of a short 2km climb caused chaos…
Read MoreSam Brand Animates Stage 1 Breakaway at Tour of Slovenia
Team Novo Nordisk made its mark on stage 1 of the Tour of Slovenia, with Sam Brand jumping into the day’s breakaway and giving everyone watching another powerful reminder of what’s possible when living with diabetes. The stage kicked off with a tough, lumpy start, and Brand knew that positioning near the front would be…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk Ready to Attack in the Breakaways at the Tour of Slovenia
Team Novo Nordisk heads to Slovenia this week for five days of demanding racing through one of cycling’s most scenic and challenging routes, with the squad looking to make their presence felt in the breakaways across a week that promises relentless climbing. “The Tour of Slovenia is a beautiful race and we’re very excited to…
Read MorePolga last man standing at for TNN at Franco Belge
For Italian Antonio Polga ‘giving up’ doesn’t enter his vocabulary and the 27 year old showed his ‘grinta’ once again for Team Novo Nordisk in Belgium today, hanging tough as the race split apart at Circuit Franco Belge. After attending the TNN Talent ID camp numerous times Polga was rejected just as many times, but…
Read MoreTNN return to one-day racing at Circuit Franco-Belge
The world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team are back in Belgium this week for the 85th edition of Circuit Franco-Belge, a UCI 1.Pro event running from Tournai to Mont-de-l’Enclus. Team Novo Nordisk will line up at the sprinters’ semi-classic led by Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo, fresh from recent strong performances at the Tour of Estonia…
Read MoreRidolfo Goes Close Again on Final Stage in Tartu
Team Novo Nordisk closed out the Tour of Estonia with another competitive performance on the Tartu GP, the race’s final stage. Filippo Ridolfo once again found himself in the mix at the sharp end, finishing 12th after a sprint that didn’t quite come together despite strong support from his teammates throughout the day. Donovan Mackie,…
Read MoreBrand Powers Breakaway as Ridolfo Takes 10th on Stage One of Tour of Estonia
Team Novo Nordisk animated the first road stage of the Tour of Estonia, the 203km Tallinn – Tartu stage, with Sam Brand spending a long stint in the day’s breakaway before the peloton reeled it back in with around 50km remaining. “Today was a good day, I was asked to cover moves at the beginning…
Read MoreMackie Delivers Top-10 in Tour of Estonia Prologue
Team Novo Nordisk made a promising start to the Tour of Estonia as Donovan Mackie clocked 1:07.42 to finish 8th overall in the opening prologue, a 1km time trial held at the Pirita Velodrome in Tallinn. The young Australian also sits 5th in the white jersey classification for riders under 23. The result was all…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk Eyes Strong Result at Tour of Estonia
Team Novo Nordisk heads to Estonia with ambition and purpose, targeting a strong result across the race’s three-day programme, which includes a prologue and two stages finishing in Tallinn and Tartu. General manager Vassili Davidenko is optimistic ahead of the trip, with Filippo Ridolfo set to lead the charge for the squad. “Over the years…
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