Porec Trophy Devo Race Report
Date: March 7, 2021 Race: Porec Trophy Start/Finish: Porec, Croatia Distance: 156km Weather: Cool, sunny, light winds Course: hilly 20km circuit with one 1km shallow climb finish Riders: 170 Class: UCI 1.2 Seregy Lagutin This was the first race for all our riders and they were a little nervous before the race. Our strategy was to let the new riders learn how to…
Read MoreLozano finds his legs in Larciano
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana: “Our main objective for today was to get in the breakaway, but the situation was strange and almost hesitant, because there was a solo attack from Bodnar (Bora), and the bunch didn’t seem sure whether to let him go or not. Then they did let him go, two more attacked,…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk head south to Tuscany for GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
Atlanta, GA. – You wait all winter to get back to racing and then two come along in the space of five days! Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team continue with their Italian season openers on Sunday at the 52nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano. The one day semi-classic…
Read MoreRobbe Ceurens sprints to amazing top 10 result in Umag Trophy
Date: March 3, 2021 Race: Umag Trophy Start/Finish: Umag, Croatia Distance: 154km Weather: Cool, sunny, light winds Course: Flat 20km circuit with one 1km shallow climb Riders: 169 Class: UCI 1.2 Robbe Ceurens (BEL) “Today was the first race of the season again, my motivation was high and I really wanted to do well. The first race is always really nervous and today…
Read MoreTough day out at Trofeo Laigueglia gets 2021 underway for Team Novo Nordisk
Head Sports Director Massimo Podenzana “Well, that’s the first one out of the way and I am pleased that we came through ok and despite a couple of early crashes for Charles Planet and Sam Brand, who both got straight back up, and on their bikes again, we are ok.” “The objective was to get…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk return to Italy and Laigueglia to get 2021 season underway
Atlanta, GA – Team Novo Nordisk will start their 2021 season in Italy next Wednesday at the historic one-day race, Trofeo Laigueglia on Italy’s Ligurian coast. The world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team return to the race for the first time since 2017. For many years Laigueglia was one of the traditional openers of…
Read MoreSam Brand nominated for Isle of Man Sportsman of the Year
Team Novo Nordisk would like to congratulate Sam Brand on his two nominations in the 2020 Isle of Man Sports Awards. In addition to becoming a three-time nominee in the IOM Sports Ambassador category, Brand was excited to discover he’s been nominated in the marquee Sportsman of the Year category. The 29-year-old said the nominations…
Read MoreCharles Planet checks in from camp
Team Novo Nordisk is currently undergoing a pre-season training camp in Altea, Spain. Charles Planet lets us know how it has been going. How has the camp been and what sort of riding have you been doing? We’ve been doing a lot of endurance rides and some testing. Due to the COVID situation, our races…
Read MoreWatch the 2021 Team Presentation
Tune in today as we hear from Team Novo Nordisk management and athletes, ahead of the 2021 season. CEO and Co-Founder Phil Southerland will talk about why this is a special year. Vassili Davidenko, the Senior Vice President of Athletics and GM will give insight into the training camp currently underway in Altea, Spain and…
Read More10 Questions with Stephen Clancy
1. That song you don’t ever want to hear again…Gangnam style 2. My biggest nightmare is…missing the birth of my first child! 3. The last website I visited was… Catalan Cycling Federation to get my 2021 licence 4. Umberto Poli … tells the funniest stories on our training camps. 5. No one…
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