Posts by Tim Lindley
Kopecky & Peron make the cut at Koksijde Classic
Todays Koksijde Classic wound its way east across the windswept coast of Northern Belgium with Matyas Kopecky and Andrea Peron both on the right side of the splits for Team Novo Nordisk. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “The race started to split into small groups within the last 60km when UAE put the hammer down in…
Read MoreTour de Taiwan wraps with near misses and Poli sprinting for the final
The 2023 Tour de Taiwan finished today with Team Novo Nordisk reflecting on coming close to the desired result and a great experience being back racing in Asia. Head Sports director Massimo Podenzana: “We started this race so well with good stage results, high position on the overall classification and lots of optimism for how…
Read MoreExplosive final lap shakes things up at Nokere Koerse
After a fairly tranquil opening 160km at the 77th edition of the cobbled semi-classic Nokere Koerse in Belgium, the final 35km really shook the bones as the attacks popped left, right and center before a crash marred finale totally split what was left of the bunch leaving Team Novo Nordisk dodging the carnage and settling…
Read MoreBeadle caught 200m from the line on stage 4 in Taiwan
New Zealander Hamish Beadle came agonizingly close to a first career victory for Team Novo Nordisk on stage 4 of the Tour de Taiwan when he was the last man standing from the days breakaway only to be cruelly caught within the last 200m. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Another frustrating day, we had two…
Read MorePoli powers into top ten in Taiwan
It’s been coming for a while and it’s not been for want of trying and on stage three of the Tour de Taiwan Italian puncheur Umberto Poli got his chance in the sprint for Team Novo Nordisk and duly delivered a top ten, crossing the line in ninth. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “I’m happy…
Read MoreLozano and Ridolfo climb well on stage two in Taiwan
The first climbs of this year’s Tour de Taiwan were met on the front foot by Team Novo Nordisk as both David Lozano and Filippo Ridolfo finished in the lead group with Lozano top 20 on the day and Ridolfo digging deep to hold his place on the general classification. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana:…
Read MoreKopecky kicks on in the mud for 16th at Ronde van Drenthe
Former Czech U19 champion Matyas Kopecky showed his classics potential with a strong ride for Team Novo Nordisk at a cold and wet edition of the Albert Achterhes Profonde van Drenthe today, finishing in 16th after a solid all-round team performance. Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov: “When we woke up this morning to snow falling our…
Read MoreWindy Rhodes GP whips up the race for TNN development team
Development Team General Manager Daniel Holt: “There were winds of 35-50kph today, with the potential for strong crosswinds after the principal 12km climb that came only 40km into the race. The goal was for our guys to stay at the front as much as possible to find a good position for both the climb and…
Read MoreBeadle off to a flying start in Taiwan
Team Novo Nordisk’s first appearance at the Tour de Taiwan started well with Italian Filippo Ridolfo making the breakaway and taking the bonus seconds before Hamish Beadle sprinted to 11th in the hectic finale. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “I’m pleased with how the guys started today, it was a short and fast stage and…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk head to Holland and Belgium for early spring racing
Three early spring semi-classic challenges await Team Novo Nordisk next week as the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team head to Holland for Albert Achterhes Profonde van Drenthe followed by back-to-back Belgian races Nokere Koerse and Koksijde Classic. The combined skills and experience of versatile sprinter Andrea Peron and former Hungarian champion Peter Kusztor…
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