Recap of Stage 4 at Tour of Slovakia
Peron and Planet hit the gas in the final sprint and Kusztor holds firm in the GC in Slovakia
Race: Okolo Slovenska Start/Finish: Topolcianky – Skalica Distance: 171.1km Andrea Peron “I’ve been frustrated recently with my sprint, there’s been a few occasions where I felt I could have done better and wasn’t really sure why and today I felt a lot better, I had the power and decent positioning which enabled me to get…
Read MoreKusztor steadily climbs the general classification on third stage in Slovakia
Race: Okolo Slovenska Start/Finish: Banska Bystrica – Ziar nadHronom Distance: 181.3km Peter Kusztor “I was trying to go from the beginning, but it was a very fast start and Brian Kamstra was our guy who made it first but Sunweb pulled hard and that move came back on the first climb, so I saw…
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Teamwork saves Planet on stage two in Slovakia
Race: Okolo Slovenska Start/Finish: Zilina to Banska Bystrica Distance: 206.6km Charles Planet “The team did an absolutely amazing job today, it was a super hard stage and the race split early on the climbs. All our guys worked hard to bring the race back together and that was the difference between me getting…
Read MoreDouble stage opener in Slovakia for Team Novo Nordisk with Planet in the top 15
Race: Okolo Slovenska Start/Finish: Stage 1a & 1b – Zilina Distance: 106.4km Charles Planet “It was a really fast opening stage today, hectic and the attacks for the breakaway came as soon as the flag dropped. Brian Kamstra did well, and he managed to get into one of the first moves, but unfortunately…
Read MoreDavid Lozano: ‘Til Next Time, KOM.
BY DAVID LOZANO I’d been wearing the King of the Mountains jersey since after stage 1 right through the last stage where I went on the attack to get enough points to win it outright. The race ended and I stood on the podium, celebrating another jersey win for the team. Then while we were…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk carrying hunger and form into Okolo Slovenska
Atlanta, GA: After narrowly missing out on the King of the Mountains jersey with Spanish climber David Lozano holding it for five stages at last week’s Tour de Hongrie, Team Novo Nordisk is looking for more podium trips at the upcoming Okolo Slovenska. “This year, every single race is really important,” began Lozano. “Maybe more so than normal because of Covid-19 and the season being so short. We have to give 100% each day…
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