Team Novo Nordisk back on the hunt at the Tour of Estonia
Multiple names return to the start line for Team Novo Nordisk at the Tour of Estonia this week with injuries and sickness overcome for some and the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team looking for breakaways and stage results. Finnish road champion Joonas Henttala comes in directly from the Tour de Hongrie with Czech U19 road…
Read MoreMarquardt Sets Team Sprint National Record In Team Sprint at UCI Nations Cup
As part of the newly revamped Team USA Sprint Program, Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt attended a six-week training camp in Los Angeles, April 8 to May 9. The reigning National Champion then started her racing season at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Milton, Ontario, Canada, May 12-15. According to USA Cycling…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – Joe Martin Stage Race
Joe Martin Stage Race – Stage 1 Daniel Holt – Team Manager While this is only a smaller USA race, I knew that it would be competitive and told the guys as such. It was very windy with several sections of crosswinds throughout the race, then a 10km climb. The guys should keep position to make the…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie concludes with Kekesteto Queen Stage
The classic Tour de Hongrie Queen Stage closed out the 43rd edition of the race, climaxing atop the Kekesteto climb with former Hungarian national champion Peter Kusztor’s first home for Team Novo Nordisk, buoyed by the cheers of the home crowds. Peter Kusztor: “As always I’ve really enjoyed racing at home and showing off the…
Read MoreTop 20 for Peron and Team Novo Nordisk in Hungary
The clouds parted and the sun reappeared for today’s fourth stage of the Tour de Hongrie as the peloton sat calmly behind the breakaway quartet over the undulating parcours before the sprint unfolded in Kazincbarcika with Andrea Peron placing in the top 20 on the slightly uphill finish. Andrea Peron: “It was almost too steady…
Read MoreWet and filthy stage three in Hungary brings out the TNN train
The rain came down across northeastern Hungary on stage three of the Tour de Hongrie with Team Novo Nordisk shaking off the raindrops over the closing kilometers to provide sprinter Andrea Peron with an almost perfect lead out train into the final. Almost perfect. Almost because of an untimely and unfortunate mechanical with 300m to…
Read MoreKusztor king of the breakaway on stage two in Hungary
Hometown hero Peter Kusztor got his wish on today’s second stage of the Tour deHongrie as the former Hungarian road champion attacked early to join the second andmain breakaway of the day.Team Novo Nordisk went into the stage with a plan and despite the windy conditionswere able to execute phase one with the 37-year-old digging…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie opens with blazing sunshine and a hectic sprint
The 43rd Tour de Hongrie began with rising temperatures on stage one and Team Novo Nordisk focused on keeping tempo behind the early breakaway and the subsequent bunch sprint in downtown Szekesfehervar with Italian Andrea Peron 15th and already looking for better on tomorrow’s stage two. Andrea Peron: “It was a hectic sprint today, partly…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk go into Tour of Hungary on a high
A great week of racing in Greece sets the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team up well going into the 43rd edition of the Tour de Hongrie with sprinter Andrea Peron and Catalan climber David Lozano both in form and hungry for more results. Peron achieved the team’s third podium of the year when…
Read MoreClimbing up the Slovakian High Tatras
Daniel Holt, Development Team General Manager (USA): Today was the last stage, a 2.9km uphill TT. Don’t go too hard at the very beginning and finish with an all-out effort. I was hoping Nathan could do well and possibly crack the top-10.Nathan, Louis and Robbe did their best today and looked pretty tired after the…
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