Alanya, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk placed three riders in the top 20 on Sunday’s opening stage of the Tour of Turkey where they were up against some of the best sprinters in the world. Stage 1 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey was a 141-kilometer out-and-back race in Alanya. A four-man break controlled most…

Kemer, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk’s Martijn Verschoor spent more than 150 kilometers in a five-man breakaway during Stage 2 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, while teammate Andrea Peron remains 13th overall in the general classification. Monday’s 175-km race was relatively flat and ran from Alanya to Kemer. The race began under rainclouds and…

Elmali, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias climbed to a 17th place finish Tuesday on the Queen Stage at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. The 185-kilometer stage was the most challenging day of the race, featuring three categorized climbs. The race began in the coastal city of Finike and looped along the Turkish…

Race: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Fethiye/Marmaris, Turkey Distance: 132 kilometers Marmaris, Turkey — With Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias well placed in the general classification at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, the team knew it must race aggressively on Stage 4 to improve his standings. Wednesday’s Stage 4 of the…

Marmaris, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk’s eight riders stayed safe on Stage 4 of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey during a race where weather made the roads treacherous. Wednesday’s stage began under sunny skies in Fethiye with a five-man breakaway escaping five kilometers into the 132-km race. As the peloton ascended the first and…

Bodrum, Turkey — Sprinter Martijn Verschoor earned Team Novo Nordisk’s best finish ever at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey when he finished 11th on Stage 5. Thursday’s 183-km race started in Marmaris and included two early categorized climbs. A nine-man breakaway materialized on the first climb and built a gap of more than four…

Selcuk, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias climbs to a 10th place finish on Stage 6 of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. “Our primary target was to get Javier into the top 10 today,” Team Novo Nordisk General Manager Vassili Davidenko said. “It was really hard at the end, but he was fighting…

Izmir, Turkey — Team Novo Nordisk’s sprinters were caught up in a crash in the final meters of the penultimate stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, preventing them from taking on the final sprint. Saturday’s Stage 7 was a 136-kilometer race that started in the coastal city of Kusadasi. It was a day…

Istanbul, Turkey  — Team Novo Nordisk’s Javier Megias featured in the main breakaway on Sunday’s final stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. Before the race, Team Novo Nordisk General Manager Vassili Davidenko encouraged the riders to fight to get into the day’s breakaway. He explained that it would be tough because all teams…