Stagiaire Shows Potential at Tour of China I Opener
Race: Tour of China I, stage 1 Start/Finish: Tianjin / Tianjin, China Distance: 109.2 kilometers Tianjin, China — Team Novo Nordisk stagiaire Quentin Valognes showed his potential on Friday’s opening stage of the 2016 Tour of China I, when he sprinted to a solid 16th place. “We took a risky tactic,” Team Novo Nordisk Sport Director Pavel Cherkasov…
Read MoreTNN Talks: Martijn Verschoor
You might have known that Pro rider Martijn Verschoor was 5th overall at the 2015 Tour of Estonia and finished 5th on stage 1 of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California against the best riders in the world. But did you know that Martijn also has a sister who’s living with diabetes, likes to watch James Bond films and counts his parents as his biggest…
Read MoreStage 5 – Tour des Fjords
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Read MoreTNN Concludes Tour des Fjords
Race: Tour des Fjords, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Hinna Park / Stavanger, Norway Distance: 183.8 kilometers Stavanger, Norway — Team Novo Nordisk wrapped its first appearance at Norway’s Tour des Fjords on Sunday, with a 183.8-kilometer final stage from Hinna Park to Stavanger. A 7-rider breakaway was able to get clear soon into the race, but Team Katusha– looking to secure the yellow jersey for Alexander…
Read MoreStage 4 – Tour des Fjords
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Read MoreLozano Test His Limits at Tour des Fjords
Race: Tour des Fjords, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Stavanger / Sandnes, Norway Distance: 165.6 kilometers Suldalsosen, Norway — Attacks began early on at Saturday’s stage 4 of theTour des Fjord, and after 20km of racing a break of five riders was allowed to pull away and establish a considerable gap over the peloton. “Today the stage was pretty slow at the…
Read MoreStage 3 – Tour des Fjords
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Read MorePlanet Rides Valiantly at Tour des Fjords
Race: Tour des Fjords, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Ulvik / Suldalsosen, Norway Distance: 221 kilometers Suldalsosen, Norway — Team Novo Nordisk rider Charles Planet (FRA) fought hard to finish strong on Friday’s stage 3 of the Tour des Fjords, the longest stage of the 5-day race. Attacks flew from the start, despite more wet conditions, but it wasn’t…
Read MoreStage 2 – Tour des Fjords
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Read MoreNo Luck for Lozano at Tour des Fjords
Race: Tour des Fjords, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Stord /Odda, Norway Distance: 212.5 kilometers Odda, Norway — Wednesday’s stage 2 of the Tour des Fjords got off to a relatively smooth start following Tuesday’s soggy and chilly opener. But as the the riders entered Bømlafjord Tunnel– which connects the island of Føyno to the mainland and dips 260m below sea level– the peloton started to…
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