Posts by Tim Lindley
Seventh for Kopecky on the final stage in Belgium
Five days of fantastic racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour wrapped in Brussels today with the traditional punchy final stage around the capital and 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky seventh for Team Novo Nordisk. Never out of the top 20 aside from the stage three individual time trial, the highlight of the race for Kopecky and TNN was sixth in the sprint…
Read MoreThe hot hills of the Ardennes brings out the fighting spirit
Matyas Kopecky dug deep for Team Novo Nordisk on the Queen Stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour in soaring temperatures to finish 15th after an explosive second half of the stage Racing across the beautiful yet unforgiving terrain of the Ardennes is always a challenge but under the blazing sun with temperatures soaring above 30c it’s a torturous experience. After…
Read MoreSixth is sweet for Kopecky and TNN in stage two in Belgium
The second day of racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour proved to be much more rewarding than the first for Team Novo Nordisk with Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky sixth on the stage. Similar in characteristics to yesterday’s opener, the second day covered 194km from Beringen to Putte and it was largely uneventful until the final lap and the anticipated sprint finish.…
Read MoreTwelfth for Kopecky on Belgium Tour opener
The opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour unfolded exactly as expected for Team Novo Nordisk with an uneventful 190km before a frantic finale with 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky 12th in Knokke-Heist. “I was too far back going into the sprint,” said Kopecky. “The situation changed pretty quickly and throughout the last lap I was in a good position, on a good wheel but…
Read MoreEpic ride by Kopecky at Dwars door het Hageland
A tough day chasing in the dust at Dwars door het Hageland left Matyas Kopecky battered and empty at the finish in Diest after the Team Novo Nordisk rider produced a memorable performance to finish 11th after spending much of the race chasing and jumping from group to group. A wet start in Aarschot belied…
Read MoreHageland and Belgium Tour close out first half of season for Team Novo Nordisk
Back-to-back Belgian races are on the horizon for Team Novo Nordisk with 20th edition of Dwars door het Hageland up first on Saturday followed by the five-day Baloise Belgium Tour next week. After winning the best young rider classifications at both the Loire Tour and the Tour of Estonia already this season plus a stack…
Read MoreTNN Looking East to the Tour of Estonia
Two days of racing across stunning Estonia from Tallinn to Tartu awaits Team Novo Nordisk with the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team ready to take the 12th edition head on. In form sprinter Matyas Kopecky will lead the team alongside the experienced elder statesmen Andrea Peron and 23-year-old rouleur Filippo Ridolfo. “This year’s…
Read MoreUnfinished business for TNN at Unbound Gravel
Unbound Gravel is the world’s premier gravel race where dreams can be realized or come spectacularly undone on the unforgiving dirt roads of Kansas and Missouri. For Team Novo Nordisk’s David Lozano and Declan Irvine the return to Kansas is both round two and round redemption after mixed fortunes in the 2024 race. Irvine memorably…
Read MoreBig week in Hungary closes with Kopecky fifth on final stage
Team Novo Nordisk got back on track at the Tour de Hongrie this week with 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky showing the meaning of the word consistency another top five on today’s final stage. The whole team proved their worth throughout the week with tireless work coming from Italians Filippo Ridolfo and Antonio Polga, a strong queen…
Read MoreKopecky knocking on the door at Tour de Hongrie
Twelfth, fourth and now eighth for young Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky at the Tour de Hongrie with the Team Novo Nordisk star mixing it with the best in the sprints and showing what’s possible with diabetes at the highest level. A windy 154km of racing unfolded in Hungary as the fourth stage saw an early…
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