Adriatica Ionica comes to a close in Ascoli Piceno
Team Novo Nordisk wrapped up the fifth and final stage of this year’s Adriatica Ionica in the historical center of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Le Marche with everyone coming home safely despite an early crash for Finnish champion Joonas Henttala. Joonas Henttala (FIN): “I came down in a crash really early on in…
Read MoreRidolfo Breaks away as Lozano holds firm at Adriatica Ionica
Young Italian neo pro Filippo Ridolfo put the memories and stiffness of his stage one crash behind him at Adriatica Ionica today, jumping into the breakaway for Team Novo Nordisk as a hot and hilly fourth stage unfolded across Le Marche. Filippo Ridolfo (ITA): “It’s been a tough few days of racing, and after crashing…
Read MoreLozano tries again as Adriatica Ionica edges closer to the coast
It was a tough day over the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna. Past the castles, in between the fruit orchards and grape vines came a bike race. Stage three of Adriatica-Ionica, sweltering in the heat Spanish climber David Lozano went deep again, trying to gain a gap and then chasing back on again. The yo-yo effect…
Read MoreLozano leads the way to Monte Grappa at Adriatica Ionica
Spanish climber David Lozano made the early jump into the breakaway on the Queen Stage of Adriatica Ionica pushing onto the low slopes of the mighty Monte Grappa climb, the jewel of the Venetian Alpine foothills. David Lozano: “It was a key objective of ours to get in the breakaway today and see how the…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk dig deep as Adriatica Ionica opens on rider’s home roads
Team Novo Nordisk enjoyed a hot and hectic opening stage of Italian stage race Adriatica Ionica as the peloton passed only two kilometers from neo pro Filippo Ridolfo’s home in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region with Padovan Andrea Peron 13th on the stage. Andrea Peron: “It was a hot one today and it was also…
Read MoreItalian Triumvirate to lead Team Novo Nordisk at Adriatica Ionica
To the northeast we go, to the far corners of the Veneto, of Friuli Venezia. Crossing over the border into Slovenia and back again. Heading down the coast to the Riviera of Cornero, the falling green cliffs of Fano and one last aperitivo in Ascoli Piceno. Team Novo Nordisk is back racing in Italy at…
Read MoreMeet new TNN ambassador, Ignacia Montt
Ignacia hails from Chile and is a professional 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m track sprinter. She is 26 years and has lived with type 1 diabetes since the age of 11. She is the youngest of seven children with two of her sisters also living with type 1 diabetes. Below, she…
Read MoreTop 20 for Henttala on final stage at Tour of Estonia
Joonas Henttala (FIN) “Today was a hard and hectic city circuit in Tartu, with rain and cobble stones to make it more challenging. The pace was high all day with non-stop attacks. With Matyas (Kopecky) and Declan (Irvine) we worked hard and did well in keeping our positions in the front.“ “I had good sensations…
Read MoreKopecky takes top 15 in a brutal stage at Tour of Estonia
Matyas Kopecky (CZE) “Today was a long day, and also a very fast one. In the beginning there was not breakaway, so the pace was really high. At some point the break went, and the bunch slowed down but it started to rain heavily. The team did really great by taking really good care of…
Read MoreKopecky in the top 30 in his debut at Tour of Estonia
Matyas Kopecky (CZE) “It’s my first time at the Tour of Estonia, and I am very happy to be here to show what’s possible with diabetes together with my teammates.” “I didn’t know what to expect – I just finished exams at school, and I came here to help the team but for today I…
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