Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 1 Start/Finish: Santo Domingo – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Distance: 184 kilometers Overview: Team Novo Nordisk kicked off its first Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana in the Dominican Republic today. The race began under slightly rainy conditions and followed the coast for a mostly flat stage. After a few…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Punta Cana – Santo Domingo Distance: 187 kilometers  Overview: Monday’s stage of the Vuelta Dominicana saw early breakaways and multiple attacks over the 187 kilometers of a mostly flat course along the coast. Team Novo Nordisk’s Ruud Cremers (NED), Ben Dilley (USA), James Glasspool (AUS) and Gerd…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Santo Domingo – Samana, Dominican Republic Distance: 177 kilometers Samana, Dominican Republic – The third stage of the Vuelta Dominicana from Santo Domingo to Samana featured the first categorized climbs of the eight-day race and a tenth place finish by Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano (ESP). A…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Samana – San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic Distance: 136 kilometers San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic: Stage 4 of the Vuelta Indepedencia was aggressive from the start with multiple breakaway attempts taking place in the first 30 kilometers and Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano fought hard…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Moca – Constanza, Dominican Republic Distance: 131 kilometers Constanza, Dominican Republic: Stage 5 kicked off in a similar fashion to the previous stages — with several early attacks, keeping the pace high. The group stayed together until the base of the first major climb, when a breakaway…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 6 Start/Finish: Santiago/Santiago, Dominican Republic Distance: 104 kilometers Santiago, Dominican Republic: Team Novo Nordisk took on stage 6 of the Vuelta Dominicana today, a 104-kilometer fast-paced circuit through the city streets of Santiago. David Lozano (ESP) racked up his third top-10 result of the race with a seventh place…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 7 Start/Finish: Santiago – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Distance: 151.6 kilometers Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Following a short and flat circuit yesterday, Team Novo Nordisk lined up for Stage 7 of the Vuelta Dominicana in Santiago today. The 151.6-km stage featured several categorized climbs, including one KOM and three…

Race: Vuelta Independencia Nacional Republica Dominicana, Stage 8 Start/Finish: Santo Domingo/Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Distance: 84 kilometers Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Team Novo Nordisk concluded the Vuelta Independencia Nacional in the Dominican Republic on Sunday with Dutchman Gerd de Keijzer sprinting to a top 15th place. Attacks began from the start of the 14-lap…