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Team Novo Nordisk challenged by a very fast prologue at Tour of Slovakia
Stephen Clancy (IRL) “This is my first participation at Tour of Slovakia, and I am very happy to be here to show what’s possible with diabetes.” “Today’s prologue was short but intense. It was a very flat course with a tricky u-turn halfway covered in cobblestones and tramlines. The pressure was high but I did my…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 3 – Report
Date: 11 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Protivin-Studena Distance: 163km Weather: Warm and sunny +25 Course: Mostly flat, technical corners circuit Riders: 109 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today was an easy stage and was under control by the two teams (Lotto, Gazprom ). We only told Jan to try to be in the breakaway and he was very motivated. All the…
Read MoreTour of South Bohemia – Stage 2 – Report
Date: 10 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Třeboň-Nová Bystřice Distance: 143km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat,hilly circuit ,technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Head Coach Today’s strategy was to put some riders in the breakaway (Jan, Przemysław and Vaclav ) and bring Robbe to the best position for the final sprint and keep Filippo out of trouble…
Read MorePeron finishes 21st in a fast final sprint at the GP de Fourmies
Head Sports Director, Massimo Podenzana (ITA) “With two really challenging races behind us, we came at the GP de Fourmies with hunger for a good result.” “This Grand Prix is a race that suits sprinters, and our strategy was to have the team working for Andrea and have him battling with the leaders in the…
Read MoreDevo team storms to second place in Tour of South Bohemia TTT
Date: 09 September 2021 Race: Tour of South Bohemia(2.2) Start/Finish: Jindřichův Hradec Distance: 1,1km Weather: warm and sunny +25 Course: mostly flat, cobblestone road, technical corners Riders: 118 Class: UCI 2,2 Sergey Lagutin – Development Team Head Coach All the hard work we did in the last 4 months (motorpacing, rotating and paceline training) finally paid off. We checked the profile the day before the race and also today…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3
Date: September 5, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 3 Start/Finish: Albert – Le Cateau-Cambresis Distance: 175km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills, with two sectors of cobbles. 1km climb on the finishing 3, 17km laps Riders: 107 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Given that Filippo and Doriand were only 3 seconds out of…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 2
Date: September 4, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 2 Start/Finish: Neuville Saint – Remy to Roisel Distance: 175km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills, with 1km of cobbles. 1km climb on the finishing 4, 25km laps Riders: 121 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) Given the potential difficulty of the finishing laps, we wanted…
Read MoreDevo Race Report – A Travers Les Hauts de France – Stage 1
Date: September 3, 2021 Race: A Travers Les Hauts de France Start/Finish: Arras – Lagnicourt Marcel Distance: 134km Weather: Warm with light winds Course: Flat to rolling hills. Slight Crosswind Riders: 124 Class: UCI 2.2 Daniel Holt (USA) The profile was pretty easy, but the best Devo teams in the world are here. We figured there would be a big push for teams…
Read More34thGrand Prix de la Somme Conseil Départemental 80
Date: 29 august , 2021 Race: 34thGrand Prix de la Somme Conseil Départemental 80 Start/Finish:Armes – Duel Distance: 180km Weather: cloudu,wind 20km/h ,+14 Course: hilly cors ,mostly flat Riders: 109 Class: UCI 1.2U Sergey Lagutin Another high-level race, all the best French amateurs teams at the start, mostly flat, some short hills the first 70km, crosswind 25k/h several sections. Today we told…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk head straight to Limousin from Denmark
With a solid week of racing in their legs from the Tour of Denmark, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team go into Tuesday’s Tour du Limousin ready to roll. The 54th edition of the four-day race takes place around Limoges in the historic region of Limousin, south west of the mountainous Massif Central…
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