Tour 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…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 2
Date: September 4, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 2 Start/Finish: Neuville Saint – Remy to Roisel Distance: 175km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills, with 1km of cobbles. 1km climb on the finishing 4, 25km laps Riders: 121 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Given the potential difficulty of the finishing laps, we wanted…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 1
Date: September 3, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France Start/Finish: Arras – Lagnicourt Marcel Distance: 134km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills. Slight Crosswind Riders: 124 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) The profile was pretty easy, but the best Devo teams in the world are here. We figured there would be a big push for teams…
Read MoreLozano just outside top 20 at the Tour du Jura
Sport director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Hard day. We knew what was in store for us, but it didn’t change anything. Unfortunately Andrea paid for yesterday’s crash today and after being very active in the opening kilometers trying to get into the breakaway, it became apparent that he had problems with his thigh and was not pedaling…
Read MoreKusztor finds his legs at the Classic Grand Besancon Doubs
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “We had a better day today and it was good to see Peter rediscover his mojo and race with a smile on his face again. I’m not sure how much longer that we could have held on at the front because the pace was high, the crash split things up anyway…
Read MoreFrench weekend at the foot of the Alps for Team Novo Nordisk at Besancon & Jura
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team carry their message of inspiration and empowerment to France at the weekend for successive one day races at the Classic Grand Besancon Doubs and the Tour of Jura. Following hot on the heels of two tough races in Belgium, Team Novo Nordisk will face similar challenges as…
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