Mandy Marquardt Reflects on 2021 Track World Championships
Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt ended her 2021 racing season at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot at the Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix, France on October 20-24. “I am always grateful to represent my country at the World Championships and be back together with my USA Cycling teammates, coaches, and…
Read MoreBenhamouda, Clancy, Irvine and Lozano renew for 2022 with Team Novo Nordisk.
Team Novo Nordisk confirmed the contract renewals of four key riders for the upcoming 2022 season with experienced veterans David Lozano and Stephen Clancy putting pen to paper alongside young Australian Declan Irvine and French sprinter |Mehdi Benhamouda. That time of year has come around again. The air is getting cooler, days are getting shorter.…
Read MoreThe future lies in youth for Team Novo Nordisk as Ceurens, Dunnewind & Ridolfo turn pro for 2022
2021 not only marked a significant milestone for the global diabetes community with the celebration of 100 years since the discovery of insulin. It also marked another year of progression for Team Novo Nordisk as three more riders come through the pipeline to make the transition from development team to the professional ranks. Belgian sprinter Robbe Ceurens and Italian…
Read MoreTNN ambassador Romain Gioux continues to show athletic prowess
Team Novo Nordisk ambassador, Romain Gioux continues to show what’s possible with diabetes while competing in IRONMAN 70.3 events in Europe. The Frenchman took part in IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy where an impressive 4th place in his age group earned him a qualifying slot to the World Championships in St George, Utah next year. Three weeks…
Read MoreSeason ends on a high in Croatia with Peron breaking the top ten
Sport director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We ended on a positive note today and that’s satisfying. It was important for us to end the season in a good way and we’ve had some solid results in recent weeks with Andrea and David so to finish with top ten in eighth place on the final stage here in…
Read MoreQueen stage all about survival for Team Novo Nordisk
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “The Queen Stage. The toughest of the race and for us it certainly played out that way. We lost contact on the first climb, made it back in and then we dropped again on the big HC category climb to Poklon.” “From there it was about survival for us and making…
Read MoreLate crash takes out Peron’s chances on stage 4 in Croatia
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Another top 20 today with Andrea and we are certainly consistent in that regard, but we were aiming higher and for the work we put in we deserved more. You can’t do anything about the crash, it happened right in front of him and he did well to stay upright.” “The…
Read MoreThree down three to go in Croatia
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We saw the first movements from the GC riders today, it was a regular pace until the final 20kilometers when we hit the first real climb of the race so far and then the protagonists started to show themselves and the speed increased.” “Although we tried to keep David and Andrea…
Read MoreUndulating, unforgiving second stage in Croatia sees Peron up there again
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “It was a beautiful stage scenery wise today, but if you were caught at the back of the bunch, then unfortunately it became a very difficult and long day in the saddle, and we need to get better at staying together on these hard, challenging days. We lost contact on the…
Read MoreCRO-Race stage 1 unfolds over 240km and wraps with Beadle & Peron in Top 25
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “That was a very long day to start the race with, mainly flat with a third category climb in the final third and we knew that would come down to a sprint in Varaždin, so there were no real surprises.” “The first attack formed the break and then the bunch sat…
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