Double day in Bulgaria as Ceurens finds his legs and Kopecky fights strong
The Tour of Bulgaria served up two stages today with a fast and flat stage 3a followed by a longer mountainous stage 3b. The opening stage saw the first bunch sprint of the race with Robbe Ceurens mixing it up for 12th place. Matyas Kopecky fought strongly on the second stage that saw the peloton…
Read MoreStage two climb splits the peloton as Beadle & Kopecky try to survive
Hamish Beadle: “We had a good briefing before the stage and everyone did their jobs pretty well when things got underway. We covered the right moves. There were some dangerous attacks going and we were onto it, making sure there were two to three guys in most of the moves.” “Going into the climb we…
Read MoreKopecky salvages top 10 on chaotic stage 1 in Bulgaria
The first road stage in the Tour of Bulgaria was an eventful one as the day’s only major climb had an impact on the peloton. With the early break up the road, Team Novo Nordisk tried to keep safe in the peloton. A crash on the descent split the peloton with riders finding themselves in…
Read MoreKopecky blasts off to brilliant start in Bulgaria with second in prologue
Czech first-year professional Matyas Kopecky came within seconds of his first senior victory for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Bulgaria today with the 19-year-old finishing in second place in the prologue. The ride also earned him the White young riders jersey. The short one-kilometer course was perfect for an explosive rider like Kopecky…
Read MoreMandy Marquardt’s Memorable Summer Included Three National Titles, A Wedding and A National Record
In the span of three weeks, Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt added three national titles to her palmares, celebrated her wedding and her birthday and set a new national record at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships. Marquardt had not planned to travel to Lima, Peru for the Continental Championships this year until she found…
Read MoreTour of Sakarya – Stage 3
Daniel Holt Development Team General Manager: “Pretty easy course today, so it was likely to end in a field sprint. Only Nathan and Justin should look for the early break. Doriand and Celestin should wait for the sprint. The guys ride pretty well at the end to set up Doriand. Their train started a little…
Read MoreTour of Sakarya – Stage 2
Daniel Holt Development Team General Manager: “Today was the hardest day of the tour. 160km with 4 good climbs coming with 50km to go. Strategy was to hide all day and try to make the front group over the climbs. Naturally, the race exploded over the climbs and some slick roads added to the chaos.…
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The Leadville 100 is undoubtedly the world’s most iconic mountain bike race. Starting in 1994, the race was instigated to help the economy of the local region after the closing of a large gold mine in Lake County, Colorado, USA. In 1994 the unemployment rate in the town of Leadville was the highest of any…
Read MoreTour of Sakarya – Stage 1
Daniel Holt Development Team General Manager: “Today was the first stage of the 4-stage Tour of Sakarya. 5 laps of a technical circuit with 2 medium climbs per lap. Goal was to hide and survive until the finish. The race pretty much exploded on the 1st lap. Doriand was our only guy to stay with the…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk bound for back-to-back races in Bulgaria
Team Novo Nordisk head to Bulgaria this week for a double header of Eastern European racing at the Tour of Bulgaria and sister race In the Footsteps of the Romans, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team will be making their first appearance at both races. Czech neo pro and former U19 national road…
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