Posts by Alice Podenzana
Ridolfo leads from the front long break in Denmark
Young Italian first-year professional Filippo Ridolfo, was alive to the early attacks on a gruelling third stage at the Tour of Denmark jumping into the breakaway after 3 kilometers of racing and only being caught 230km later. Filippo Ridolfo (ITA)“Wow! I feel completely dead now. It was great to get out front and finally make…
Read MoreTour of Antalya 2022 – Stage 1
Strong start for Team Novo Nordisk in a very windy Stage one at Tour of Antalya
Robbe Ceurens (BEL) “Stage one was hectic because of the strong wind. You could feel the bunch was quite nervous.” “I really wanted to try being into the final sprint. I managed to be in a good position in the last kilometres. Then the crash happened, and I lost my chance.” “It’s only day one…
Read MoreMandy Marquardt Reflects on 2021 Track World Championships
Team Novo Nordisk’s Mandy Marquardt ended her 2021 racing season at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot at the Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix, France on October 20-24. “I am always grateful to represent my country at the World Championships and be back together with my USA Cycling teammates, coaches, and…
Read MoreKusztor tries to kick up some dust from the Mirabelle breakaway
Peter Kusztor (HUN) “We knew we had to try to get in the breakaway tidy and show ourselves, but also try to make something happen and that’s what I did.” “It was a hard stage, but the collaboration was quite good in the group and we managed to stay away for a long time, but…
Read MorePace is high on first road stage at Tour de la Mirabelle
Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “Today we had 159 km on the menu. We knew that the final part of the race was the hardest and the team needed to focus on that. The guys sticked to the plan. David did well, he was well positioned in the end until the final climb. The pace…
Read MoreTop 20 for Peron as break stays away on opening stage in Estonia
Sports Director, Gennady Mikhaylov “We tried to follow our plans today, if a big group goes then make sure we are there, and Andrea and Declan did that when the first move went. It was just a shame that the collaboration wasn’t great between the other teams. Not long after that move came back, the…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk kicks off Tour de la Mirabelle with solid prologue
Charles Planet (FRA) “This Tour de Mirabelle started with a short, very fast prologue. I was one of the last ones to go, and I gave everything I had. The result was not the one I expected, but in fairness we were all very close to each other, which gives me confidence for tomorrow stage.”…
Read MoreLozano shy of the top 30 in a very tough stage two at Vuelta Asturias
Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “If yesterday was hard, today was harder. Over 200km of route crossing several climbs including a second category climb, another one of third category and the last one, less than 15km from the finish line, of first category. The guys worked together to help David and Peter. The second half…
Read MorePeron 11th on final stage at the Tour of Turkey
Sport Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “This Tour of Turkey has been tough. Weather has not been on our side, with snow and cold on the first stages, and two windy stages at the end. The level was high and the guys have worked well throughout these eight days working hard together and following our tactics,…
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