Posts by Xylon Vaneyck
Kopecky 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…
Read MoreTour of Turkey ends with neutralization of final stage
The final stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey was neutralized after rainy conditions made for slippery wet roads. The Istanbul stage was meant to be raced over 105.4 kilometres, but in a similar way to 2022, rain made for unsafe conditions and the decision was made for the peloton to ride a procession stage. Team Novo…
Read MoreTour of Turkey’s Stage 7 hotly contested in a bunch sprint
The penultimate stage of this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey played out in an expected bunch sprint in İzmir. With the stage only 125 kilometers long, it was always going to be a fast one and with a hotly contested breakaway. A break of two riders got away, gaining a maximum advantage of just over four minutes.…
Read MoreTNN face tough mountain test on Queen stage in Turkey
The peloton took on the toughest stage yet in this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey when it raced the queen stage from Kuşadası and finishing on a mountaintop in Manisa. Unfortantely Team Novo Nordisk was dealt a blow early on when Matyas Kopecky didn’t start due to illness. Attention today was turned to the climbers,…
Read MorePeron goes top 10 in Turkey, Polga makes first ever breakaway
Today was another eventful day for Team Novo Nordisk on stage 5 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey with Andrea Peron racking in another top 10 for the team. The Italian fast-man finished ninth to keep the momentum going for the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team. The day started off well for the team when…
Read MoreConsistency from Kopecky with back to back top 5’s in Turkey
In a repeat of the previous day, Matyas Kopecky stormed his way to another impressive result, sprinting to fifth on stage 4 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The race came down to a bunch sprint but wasn’t evident that the win would be contested that way as it took until the last kilometer to…
Read MoreKopecky storms his way to a top 5 in Turkey
In a similar run in to last year, the finish town of Marmaris played host to a bunch sprint when the Presidential Tour of Turkey finished here earlier today. Matyas Kopecky continued his impressive season with a top 5 finish on the stage. The 21-year-old crossed the line fifth and was later promoted to fourth…
Read MoreLozano has an emotional ride in Turkey
Stage two of the Presidential Tour of Turkey saw Team Novo Nordisk make it two days in a row in the breakaway. David Lozano attacked on the longest stage of the race with six companions. The Spaniard explained later it was nice to be aggressive in the race as a quiet tribute to his late…
Read MoreRidolfo goes on the attack in opening stage at Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey got off to a fast start over the 134.7km stage that started and finished in Antalya. Filippo Ridolfo made sure the world’s first all-diabetes team was well represented in the race when he slipped into the day’s seven-rider breakaway. The Italian picked up a bonus second after finishing third…
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