34thGrand Prix de la Somme Conseil Départemental 80
Date: 29 august , 2021 Race: 34thGrand Prix de la Somme Conseil Départemental 80 Start/Finish:Armes – Duel Distance: 180km Weather: cloudu,wind 20km/h ,+14 Course: hilly cors ,mostly flat Riders: 109 Class: UCI 1.2U Sergey Lagutin Another high-level race, all the best French amateurs teams at the start, mostly flat, some short hills the first 70km, crosswind 25k/h several sections. Today we told…
Read MoreDouble Muur does for half the field at Brussels Cycling Classic
A brutal parcours that featured double ascents of the Muur de Geraardsbergen, Bosberg and Congoberg in the last 80 kilometers of racing, completely split the field at the Brussles Cycling Classic with Team Novo Nordisk again looking to Andrea Peron as the Italian hung in there for as long as possible. Sport Director Gennady Mikhaylov:…
Read MorePoli and Peron ‘Over easy’ in Overijse
Italian duo Andrea Peron and Umberto Poli battled on until the bitter end for Team Novo Nordisk at today’s Druivenkoers-Overijse in Belgium, the tough circuits whitling down the bunch until only a handful of riders were left. Sport Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “I have to say that Andrea and Umberto really impressed me today with the…
Read MoreBack-to-back one day races in Belgium for Team Novo Nordisk
Belgian stagiaire Robbe Ceurens will get the chance to make his first senior appearance on home roads for Team Novo Nordisk this week at the doubleheader of Druivenkoers-Overijse and the Brussels Cycling Classic. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team return to the Belgian cobbles for the first time since the Belgium Tour back…
Read MoreNo fairytale ending in Limousin as TNN look ahead to Belgium
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It was a big move that went up the road early on today’s stage and that dictated how the day would go. We weren’t represented in the break and with only three of our guys left standing, today was just about coming through without any more bad luck and keeping…
Read MoreSun breaks through and brings the crowds on stage three in Limousin
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “I couldn’t understand some of the tactics early on today’s stage, attacks that went nowhere and caused splits that benefitted no one. But that’s how it went, and we lost ground on the first category climb at the 50 kilometer mark. From then on we were chasing.” “The break went…
Read MoreLozano enjoys a better day on stage two in Limousin
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Today went a little better, the climbs came later in the stage and even though we started to lose contact over the latter stages of the race David showed something more and he managed to stay with the main bunch until the end of the stage. That’s a lot more…
Read MoreTour du Limousin starts with a roller in the hills around Sainte-Feyre
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Apart from the early breakaway the race stayed together until we hit the final 60 kilometers and that’s where the speed ramped up. Andrea and David were within the bunch until the final 30 kilometers and then they slipped out of the back as the sharp ramps took their toll.”…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk head straight to Limousin from Denmark
With a solid week of racing in their legs from the Tour of Denmark, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team go into Tuesday’s Tour du Limousin ready to roll. The 54th edition of the four-day race takes place around Limoges in the historic region of Limousin, south west of the mountainous Massif Central…
Read MoreWet final Time Trial in Frederiksberg brings to a close Tour of Denmark
Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “There’s no glossing over it, we came into the Tour of Denmark with clear objectives and although we achieved some of our goals we didn’t achieve them all and we know there’s some areas we need to work on.” “Getting in the breakaway was very important to us and we didn’t…
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