Strong start for Lozano on the first road stage at Tour of Slovakia
Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “With four categorised climbs in the menu today and a fast finish made for sprinters, today we had the whole team working for David and Andrea. “The guys did well and gave everything they had. Overall there was a good teamwork, and both David and Andrea managed to stay with…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk challenged by a very fast prologue at Tour of Slovakia
Stephen Clancy (IRL) “This is my first participation at Tour of Slovakia, and I am very happy to be here to show what’s possible with diabetes.” “Today’s prologue was short but intense. It was a very flat course with a tricky u-turn halfway covered in cobblestones and tramlines. The pressure was high but I did my…
Read MoreTNN back to favoured hunting ground at Okolo Slovenska
Team Novo Nordisk are set for a swift return to stage racing action this week at the five-day Okolo Slovenska/Tour de Slovaquie as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team looks to repeat some of their positive performances on Slovakian roads from previous years. Last year’s edition saw Italian sprinter Andrea Peron consistently around…
Read MoreThe comeback story after a “scary” start to a pro career
Late last year, Lucas Dauge wrote a blog post for the Team Novo Nordisk website. It was titled, “Believe in your dreams and they will come true.” The post came shortly after his graduation to the Team Novo Nordisk professional team from the Devo team was announced. Dauge could not have known that he would…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 3 – Report
Date: 11 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Protivin-Studena Distance: 163km Weather: Warm and sunny +25 Course: Mostly flat, technical corners circuit Riders: 109 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today was an easy stage and was under control by the two teams (Lotto, Gazprom ). We only told Jan to try to be in the breakaway and he was very motivated. All the…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 2 – Report
Date: 10 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Třeboň-Nová Bystřice Distance: 143km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat,hilly circuit ,technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today’s strategy was to put some riders in the breakaway (Jan, Przemysław and Vaclav ) and bring Robbe to the best position for the final sprint and keep Filippo out of trouble…
Read MorePeron finishes 21st in a fast final sprint at the GP de Fourmies
Head Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “With two really challenging races behind us, we came at the GP de Fourmies with hunger for a good result.” “This Grand Prix is a race that suits sprinters, and our strategy was to have the team working for Andrea and have him battling with the leaders in the…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk enter seasons home straight at GP de Fourmies
The French adventure continues for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team at the upcoming GP de Fourmies/La Voix du Nord as the season begins to draw a close and the opportunities start. Old and steeped in history, GP de Fourmies was first held back in 1928 and is traditionally a sprinters race with…
Read MoreDevo team storms to second place in Tour of South Bohemia TTT
Date: 09 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Jindřichův Hradec Distance: 1,1km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat, cobblestone road, technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Development Team Head Coach All the hard work we did in the last 4 months (motorpacing, rotating and paceline training) finally paid off. We checked the profile the day before the race and also today…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3
Date: September 5, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3 Start/Finish: Albert – Le Cateau-Cambresis Distance: 175km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills, with two sectors of cobbles. 1km climb on the finishing 3, 17km laps Riders: 107 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Given that Filippo and Doriand were only 3 seconds out of…
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