Posts by Tim Lindley
Poli enjoys Queen Stage breakaway in Hungary
Italian rouleur Umberto Poli put his best foot forward on today’s hilly Queen Stage at the Tour de Hongrie with the 28-year-old part of a six rider breakaway for Team Novo Nordisk. Poli needed all his experience to be alive to the early move as most teams without a GC leader would want to be…
Read MoreFabulous fourth for Kopecky and TNN in Hungary
Continuing the strong start to this year’s Tour de Hongrie 22-year-old Matyas Kopecky really found his form on today’s stage two sprinting into his second top five of the season with fourth place. Team Novo Nordisk almost didn’t get the chance to contest the result at all after a mass crash took down over 30…
Read MoreKopecky blasts back into form with 12th in Hungary
Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky blew away the cobwebs for Team Novo Nordisk on stage one of the Tour de Hongrie today sprinting into 12th place in Györ and leaving the lingering effects of recent sickness well and truly in the dust. The longest stage of the centenary edition started in front of big crowds bathed…
Read MoreTNN return to Tour de Hongrie for centenary edition.
The 100th anniversary edition of the Tour de Hongrie begins on Wednesday with Team Novo Nordisk looking forward to being part of a celebratory edition of one of Europe’s oldest stage races that first ran in 1925. A challenging route over five days of racing covering close to 900km across the Hungarian countryside, starting in…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk carrying form into Tour of Turkey
Team Novo Nordisk return to the Tour of Turkey this Sunday with high ambitions for the eight-day race after a successful period of European racing across the spring. Recent white jersey winner at the Region Pays de La Loire Tour Matyas Kopecky will lead the line in the sprints alongside team captain Andrea Peron and…
Read MoreDecisive attack decides Brabantse Pijl
A shortened edition of De Brabantse Pijl exploded in spectacular fashion on the final laps around Overijse with 21-year-old Matyas Kopecky just outside the top 20. “I didn’t feel great at the start, but I don’t think that changed much to be honest because a lot of guys suffered at the end,” said Kopecky. “On the circuits I was only looking…
Read MorePeron back in the mix at Ronde Van Limburg
One of Team Novo Nordisk’s most experienced performers rolled back the years in today’s final at a wet edition of Ronde Van Limburg as Andrea Peron battled his way to 12th in a tough final. Compatriot Filippo Ridolfo took the race by the scruff of the neck early on, igniting a six rider breakaway move…
Read MoreTeam Novo Nordisk wrap up spring racing at Limburg and Brabantse Pijl
Team Novo Nordisk line up for two more one day classics in Belgium to round out the spring period before heading to Turkey and back to the repetition of stage racing. First up comes Ronde Van Limburg on Wednesday followed by Brabantse Pijl on Friday. 20-year-old Italian Alessandro Perracchione will lead the line in Limburg…
Read MoreKopecky makes history with first white jersey for Team Novo Nordisk
Team Novo Nordisk celebrate a landmark achievement as 22-year-old Czech rider Matyas Kopecky claimed the Best Young Rider jersey at the 2025 Région Pays de la Loire Tour. This result marks the first time in the team’s history that a rider has won the white jersey, and it represents the third jersey classification win for…
Read MoreParis-Camembert & Route de Adelie Vitre on the horizon for Team Novo Nordisk
Team Novo Nordisk is settling in for Spring in France with two more franco one day semi classics on the horizon after last week’s Cholet Agglo Tour. Next up comes the 89th edition of Paris-Camembert followed two days later by the 45th Route de Adelie Vitre. Czech sprinter Matyas Kopecky and Italian rouleur Filippo Ridolfo…
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