The benefits of taking part in the TalentID Camp
Each year Team Novo Nordisk scouts athletes with type 1 diabetes who are hopeful to one day race for the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. The TalentID program is the strong foundation for Team Novo Nordisk as nine of the current pro riders have come through the program and all of the 2021 development…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk Looking East to Estonia
The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team returns to the Tour of Estonia at the end of the month, with Isle of Man native Sam Brand looking forward to returning to the scene of one of his breakthrough races. Back in 2019, Brand put in a strong ride in the prologue and the day…
Read MorePlanet leads Team Novo Nordisk on home roads at the Tour de la Mirabelle
The most combative rider at the 2019 Tour of Poland Charles Planet, will lead Team Novo Nordisk proudly at his home race this week, the Tour de la Mirabelle. The 27-year-old Frenchman will be looking to perform on home soil at the 18th edition of the four-day stage race (the third as the Tour de…
Read MoreAfter Pandemic-Enforced Hiatus, Marquardt Returns to Racing With Two Top 10 Finishes at UCI Nations Cup
After over a year hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt returned to competition at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Hong Kong, May 13-16. “After almost 15 months and a winter spent training on the Wattbike, it felt really good to pin a number again in Hong…
Read MoreLiving with type 2 diabetes – Thomas Chang
Thomas Chang is the first Type 2 Team Novo Nordisk ambassador for 2021. His life changed forever when he was 40 years old, a routine physical turned into a warning to change his lifestyle, lose weight and dramatically alter his diet. A year later and his doctor’s fears were confirmed, Chang was diagnosed with Type…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie closes with fast downtown sprint in central Budapest
Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “We had our fair share of misfortune this week. Crashes took out Mehdi and Andrea, sickness meant Charles couldn’t finish the race and we ended up with three guys on the start line for today’s last stage in Budapest.” “It was always going to end in a sprint finish, 92…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie Queen Stage the decider ahead of Sunday’s finale in Budapest
Head sports director Massimo Podenzana “Everyone was waiting for today to see the race explode for the GC battle on the climbs and it happened. After the early break was caught the main contenders started to move. We wanted to try and stay with the front group with David and Peter, but after Mehdi not…
Read MoreLozano leads from the front on Stage 3 in Hungary as late crash takes down Peron & Benahmouda
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “It’s been our intention since the first stage. To get someone up the road in the breakaway, show our jersey to the world and also ease the pressure on our guys in the bunch who are asked with looking after Andrea and Mehdi so they can try in the final…
Read MoreWet roads, uphill kickers and late crashes on second stage in Hungary
Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “There was a crash very early on the bottom of the first climb and we got caught out behind it. Subsequently we missed the break. Seven guys went clear after the crash and that was it until the last ten kilometers.” “We knew the final was going to be quite technical…
Read MoreTour de Hongrie opens with a chaotic sprint and Peron just outside the top 20
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Well, I think it’s fair to say that today woke the legs up! It was a pretty hard stage and like all the races we have done this year, it was very fast. We had two objectives today, we wanted to get up the road in the breakaway to try…
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