Williams Features in Tour of Hainan Breakaway
Race: Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Danzhou / Changjiang, China Distance: 184.9 kilometers Changjiang, China —For the second day in a row, Team Novo Nordisk breakaway specialist Chris Williams shone in the day’s break. With temperatures reaching 104ºC/104ºF, stage 5 of Tour of Hainan was a scorching 184.9km from Danzhou to Changjiang. After the first categorized climb, a seven-man break…
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Read MoreKamstra Shines in Tour of Hainan Breakaway
Race: Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Chengmai / Danzhou, China Distance: 159.4 kilometers Danzhou, China —Team Novo Nordisk neo-pro Brian Kamstra showed his solid potential on Tuesday’s stage 4 of the Tour of Hainan. The 159.4-km stage was comprised of three, 6.4-km circuits and a category 4 climb at 22km to go. And after 35km of racing and several failed breakaway attempts, a group of…
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Read MoreWilliams Steps Up at Tour of Hainan
Race: Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Haikou / Chengmai, China Distance: 208 kilometers Chengmai, China —The attacks began soon after the starting gun at Monday’s stage 3 of the Tour of Hainan, and the Pro Tour teams were satisfied to let the breakaway pull away and protect their top G.C. riders inside the peloton. “Today was a long, hot and tedious stage,”…
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Read MoreHenttala Moves to 8th Overall at Tour of Hainan
Race: Tour of Hainan, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Xinglong / Haikou, China Distance:230.2 kilometers Haikou, China – Following a standout in performance in Sunday’s stage 2 breakaway, Team Novo Nordisk’s Joonas Henttala moved to 8th overall at the 2016 Tour of Hainan. “I was determined to get in the break today,” Henttala said, “and get some bonus seconds to move…
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Read MoreMegias Scores Eighth Place Finish at Japan Cup
Race: Japan Cup Road Race Start/Finish: Utsunomiya/ Utsunomiya, Japan Distance: 144.2 kilometers Utsunomiya, Japan — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias earned a career best at the Japan Cup when he took eighth at Sunday’s race. “I knew the race would come down to the final climb, so I tried to save energy and keep good position…
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