Race: Tour of China I Start/Finish: Tianjin/Tianjin, China Distance: 109.2 kilometers  Tianjin, China — Team Novo Nordisk’s Chris Williams and Stephen Clancy both featured in separate breakaways on Friday’s Stage 1 of the Tour of China I. The opening stage of the Tour of China I was a circuit race around Tainjin. As predicted, it was…

Race: Tour of China I, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Tianjin/Tianjin, China Distance: 3.1 kilometers  Tianjin, China — Team Novo Nordisk’s James Glasspool had a strong showing on Saturday’s 3.1-kilometer individual time trial at the Tour of China I when he finished in 12th place. Stage 2 of the Tour of China saw the riders race against…

Start/Finish: Huangshi City / Huangshi City, China Distance: 125.6 kilometers Huangshi City, China — Team Novo Nordisk’s Stephen Clancy earned a professional best when he sprinted to fourth place on Monday’s crash-riddled Stage 3 finish of the Tour of China I. “It was a messy sprint on a gradual downhill where I had to stop and…

Race: Tour of China I, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Wuhan/Wuhan, China Distance: 109 kilometers  Wuhan, China — Team Novo Nordisk took on the fourth stage of the Tour of China I today, including five long circuits on windy, technical roads through Wuhan, the sprawling capital of Central China’s Hubei province. Fresh off a fourth place finish on…

Race: Tour of China I, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Bazhong/Pingchang, China Distance: 156.1 kilometers Pingchang, China — Thursday’s Stage 5 of the Tour of China I was the hilliest of the six-day stage race. The 156.1-kilometer race featured a flat start but by the second half, the riders were tackling three categorized climbs before an uphill finish…

Race: Tour of China I, Stage 6 Start/Finish: Leshan/Leshan, China Distance: 138.6 kilometers  Leshan, China — Team Novo Nordisk veteran rider Chris Williams earned a top 20 finish overall at the Tour of China I, his best professional finish at a stage race. The Australian, who is known for his breakaway skills, held onto the position…