National Champion Marquardt Takes Two UCI Wins at the first weekend of the T-Town Summer Games Series
Strong off her four national titles at the U.S. National Track Championships last week, Mandy Marquardt of Team Novo Nordisk went two-for-two at the first event of the UCI T-Town Summer Games Series, winning the Elite Women’s Keirin on Friday, and the Elite Women’s Sprint the following day. Held at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center…
Read MoreIn her own words, McKenna McKee
Where do I even begin? Track nationals this year was truly one I will never forget. Due to covid-19, nationals in 2020 were canceled along with all the racing. At the beginning of 2020, I lost my velodrome. This was very hard to grasp over because it was my home. The community became my family and the track…
Read MoreMarquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships
Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt won four national titles, in the Sprint, Keirin, 500m Time Trial and Team Time Trial, at the 2021 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships from July 15-18, 2021. Marquardt, now a 22-time U.S. National Champion, also set two new track records in the 500m Time Trial and Team Sprint. Marquardt…
Read MoreAndreas Petz Q&A: Living with diabetes and competing in triathlons
New to the Team Novo Nordisk ambassador program for 2021, but not new to the team is Danish triathlete, Andreas Petz. The 49-year-old has been associated with the team for a few years and has competed in numerous Ironman and triathlon events proudly wearing the TNN jersey including the 2015 World Ironman Championships in Hawaii.…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – Visegrad 4 – GP Slovakia
Date: July 11, 2021 Race: Visegrad 4 GP Slovakia Start/Finish: Nova Bana Distance: 146km Weather: Cool and very rainy Course: 35km loop with two 5km climbs – Very wet and slick Riders: 122 Class: UCI 1.2 Daniel Holt (USA) – Development Team General Manager The course had a very hard profile already, add to it thunderstorms and very slick roads, and the course…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – Visegrad 4 Kerekparverseny
Date: July 10, 2021 Race: Visegrad 4 Kerekparverseny (Hungary) Start/Finish: Budapest to Distance: 157 km + 20km neutral Weather: Warm and windy Course: Rolling hills with 2 steep climbs in the last 10km Riders: 144 Class: UCI 1.2 Daniel Holt (USA) – Development Team General Manager I really wanted the guys to be aggressive about making the break today. Any of them can ride…
Read MoreSibiu Tour wraps with downtown sprint at sunset
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “We’ve had a great time at Sibiu Cycling Tour and our first time racing in Romania. It was important for us to try and get our message across while we were here, and I think we have done that. With the support of our sponsors Novo Nordisk, we were able…
Read MoreTrainHeroic – Pursuing a stronger cyclist
By: Ben Dilley, former professional cyclist for Team Novo Nordisk and current Strength and Performance Coach for the Team Novo Nordisk Development Team Strength development for Team Novo Nordisk cyclists “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.” This well-known quote from the Greek poet, Archilochus…
Read MoreTour of Bulgaria – Stage 5, race report
Date: July 5, 2021 Race: Tour of Bulgaria – Stage 5 Start/Finish: Karnobat to Gabrovo Distance: 188 km Weather: Warm and windy Course: Flat with 100km of light crosswinds then a 12km climb Riders: 126 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Since it was the last day of the tour, I wanted all of the guys to leave it all on the road. Everyone…
Read MoreLozano climbs strongly as Sibiu Tour Queen Stage soars over 2,000 meters
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “That was a very hard stage for us, it started quite fast and even as it slowed a little when the breakaway went, it wasn’t for long. The climb up to Balea Lac was tough, 23 kilometers and over 2,000 meters, it was cold, and we just tried to do…
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