Posts by Xylon Vaneyck
Irvine and Poli crack the top 10 on the final Hainan stage
The final stage of the Tour of Hainan was the longest of the race at 203 kilometers and brought Team Novo Nordisk its best results of the race. With the general classification down to 30 seconds between the podium positions and bonus seconds up for grabs, the first hour of racing saw several attacks and…
Read MoreLozano find better sensations on penultimate Hainan stage
The second last stage of the Tour of Hainan got off to a tough start as the race opened with a category 1 climb. This meant a selection was made from the off with David Lozano representing Team Novo Nordisk upfront. With more climbing to come, several breakaways formed throughout the day but none were…
Read MoreQueen stage sees solo winner in Hainan
With four categorized climbs, stage 3 of the Tour of Hainan was seen as the Queen stage. The race was every bit as tough as expected with the last climb topping out at 6 kilometers to the finish. A solo escapee won with six seconds and earned himself the race lead while the rest of…
Read MoreIrvine finding his sprinting legs in Hainan
In a repeat of the opening day, stage 2 of the Tour of Hainan came down to a big bunch sprint. Declan Irvine contested the sprint for Team Novo Nordisk again and bettered his 22nd on the first stage to sixteenth today. At 178 kilometers long, the stage was almost double the distance of the…
Read MoreTour of Hainan opener ends in bunch sprint
The first stage of the Tour of Hainan culminated in an expected bunch sprint. At only 95 kilometers, the race was always going to be a flat and fast one. The peloton wasn’t keen on letting anyone get a sizable gap and after constant attacks, two riders were allowed a gap of 50 seconds before…
Read MoreTNN heads east to the Tour of Hainan
After recent trips to Norway and Denmark, stage racing continues for Team Novo Nordisk in China. The world’s first all-diabetes cycling team will line up in the Tour of Hainan from 27 – 31 August. “As always it is a great pleasure for us to be returning to race at the Tour of Hainan,” said…
Read MoreKopecky in the thick of the action in Brussels
The latest Belgian racing campaign continues for Team Novo Nordisk and the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team continues to make its presence felt. Matyas Kopecky led the team home in fourteenth place from a select group. Six riders made up the day’s main breakaway until another joined later. When they were brought back, the real…
Read MoreBig test awaits in Brussels Cycling Classic
Team Novo Nordisk will be looking to take the momentum from this week’s results at Circuit Franco-Belge when it lines up in the Brussels Cycling Classic on Sunday. In its latest Belgian adventure, great teamwork saw Matyas Kopecky finish eighth earlier in the week. The world’s first all-diabetes cycling team will face stiff competition as several World Tour teams line…
Read MoreKopecky sprints to eighth in Circuit Franco-Belge
Team Novo Nordisk got its next big block of Belgian racing underway with a fine 8th place by Matyas Kopecky in Circuit Franco-Belge. As is more often than not, the race came down to a sprint finish from a very select group and the 21-year-old showed grit and determination to wedge himself into the group…
Read MoreBig block of Belgian racing kicks off in Circuit Franco-Belge
Team Novo Nordisk will be put to the test when it lines up for Circuit Franco-Belge on 29 May. The parcours features no less than fourteen recognized climbs and with several World Tour teams lining up, racing is expected to be at a high level. Andrea Peron and Matyas Kopecky return to lead the team…
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