Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 Start/Finish: San Luis/Villa Mercedes, Argentina Distance: 186.8 kilometers Villa Mercedes, Argentina —Team Novo Nordisk kicked off the 2015 season on Monday with a 186.8-kilometer race beginning in the city of San Luis and finishing in Villa Mercedes. An early three-man group escaped and built a gap of more…

Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 2 Start/Finish: La Punta/ Mirador del Potrero, Argentina Distance: 185.3-kilometers Mirador del Potrero, Argentina — Team Novo Nordisk’s Kevin De Mesmaeker withdrew after an early crash on Stage 2 of the Tour de San Luis. “I was really motivated to get into the break today, and I think I…

Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Concaran / Juana Koslay, Argentina Distance: 176.3-kilometers Juana Koslay, Argentina — Team Novo Nordisk’s Martijn Verschoor sprinted to 16th place on a crash-riddled day at the Tour de San Luis, while teammate Charles Planet withdrew from the race following a crash. “The pace was so fast from…

Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Villa Dolores (Córdoba Province)/ Alto El Amago, Argentina Distance: 142.5-kilometers Alto El Amago, Argentina — Thursday’s Stage 4 of the Tour de San Luis was a 142.5-kilometer race that saw four riders escape nearly immediately following the neutral section. The quintet gained seven minutes while the peloton…

Race: Tour de San Luis/Stage 5 Start/Finish: San Luis, Argentina Distance: 17.4 kilometers San Luis, Argentina —Team Novo Nordisk raced against the clock for the first time this season at the 17.4-kilometer individual time trial at the Tour de San Luis. The most noticeable aspect of Friday’s Stage 5 of the Tour de San Luis…

Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 6 Start/Finish: Archiras (Cordoba)/ Filo Sierras Comechingones, Argentina Distance: 117.5-kilometers Filo Sierras Comechingones, Argentina — Saturday’s Stage 6 served as the Tour de San Luis’ queen stage with three categorized climbs in the final 17 kilometers, including a summit finish. Inside those final kilometers, the riders climbed nearly 1,300…

Race: Tour de San Luis, Stage 7 Start/Finish: San Luis/ San Luis, Argentina Distance: 122.4-kilometers San Luis, Argentina — Team Novo Nordisk’s Martijn Verschoor sprinted to 15th place on the final stage of the Tour de San Luis. Right from the start of Stage 7, Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano fought hard to get into…