With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), Team Novo Nordisk () is the world’s first all -

diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

professional cycling team founded by CEO Phil Southerland and led by general manager Vassili Davidenko. The team's principal sponsor is the Danish global healthcare company,

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

. The team is also sponsored by the Canadian bicycle manufacturer Argon18.

Pro Cycling Team

Team Novo Nordisk is the first professional cycling team to be comprised completely of riders who have

type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. Insulin is a hormone required for the cells to use blood sugar for ...

. All riders and several of the team's staff, including CEO and Co-founder Phil Southerland, are living with diabetes. Team Novo Nordisk is home to a Development Team racing as a UCI Continental team and an Ambassador program formed by elite and former professional athletes living with diabetes. Team Novo Nordisk sponsors professional track cyclists Mandy Marquardt,

Mateusz Rudyk Mateusz Rudyk (born 20 July 1995 in Oława) is a Polish track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events. He won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of t ...

, and Daan Kool.

History

2005 In 2005, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge founded the team, then known as Team Type 1. 2006–07 In 2006, the team was in the 3,000-mile Race Across America to raise diabetes awareness. The team went on to win the event in 2007, 2009 and 2010. 2008 Team Novo Nordisk turned professional in 2008 after success in amateur races. In 2010 it had a UCI Continental licence but became a Professional Continental team in 2011, with a view to competing in the Giro d'Italia in 2011 and the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

in 2012. The team had originally aimed to achieve the Professional Continental level for the 2010 season but decided against applying for an upgraded licence because of fears that it might preclude the team from competing in events outside the responsibility of the

International Cycling Union The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...

and a lack of knowledge by the team's management of the scale of investment that would be required to compete at the higher level. 2009 In 2009, Team Novo Nordisk won the

Race Across America The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra-distance road cycling race held across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race. RAAM is one of the longest annual endurance events in the world. All entrants must prove ...

, having entered a team of cyclists who all had

. The team has also competed in a number of major professional events, such as the

Tour of California The Tour of California (officially sponsored as the Amgen Tour of California) was an annual professional road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race on the UCI World Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that ran from 2006 to 2019. It was the ...

and the

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...

, and picked up two stage wins in the 2010

Tour du Maroc Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco. The editions 1957–1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a ser ...

. 2010 Team Novo Nordisk has competed in a number of major professional events, such as the Tour of California and the Tour de Langkawi, and picked up two stage wins in the 2010 Tour du Maroc. In 2010, the team's calendar featured a number of international races, including the

Tour de Bretagne Cycliste Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ...

, the

Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour de Taiw ...

, the

Tour of Ireland The Tour of Ireland (Irish: Turas na hÉireann, known from 1985 to 1992 as the Nissan Classic) was a bicycle stage race held in August, which ran for 35 editions over a 56-year period. Irish rider Seán Kelly recorded the most wins, four. Th ...

, and the

Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...

. The team's main goal for the 2010 season was the Tour of California, an eight-stage race held in May in which Thomas Rabou won the King of the Mountains competition. 2011–12 Team Novo Nordisk expanded for the 2011 season, their first season as a Professional Continental team, 2013

List of UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

, with signings including former

yellow jersey The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (french: maillot jaune ). History Th ...

-wearer

Rubens Bertogliati Rubens Bertogliati (born 9 May 1979 in Lugano) is a Swiss retired road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian team. In 2012, he rode for , and ended his career at the end of the sea ...

and Russian

Alexander Efimkin Alexander Alexandrovich Efimkin (russian: Александр Александрович Ефимкин, born 2 December 1981 in Kuybyshev, Russia, Kuybyshev) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally betwee ...

, who went on to win the

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

in May. The team unsuccessfully sought a wildcard entry to the

2011 Giro d'Italia The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of t ...

. 2013 In 2013, Team Novo Nordisk became the first-ever professional cycling team to feature an all-diabetes roster. The team continued to race on the International Cycling Union (UCI) Professional Continental tour and competed in major professional races, including the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Tour de Beauce, Post Danmark Rundt (Tour of Denmark), and USA Pro Cycling Challenge. 2014 In January 2014, the Pro Men's team began its second season as Team Novo Nordisk in Argentina's

Tour de San Luis The Tour de San Luis was a road cycling race that was held in San Luis Province, Argentina from 2007 to 2016. The race consisted of a competition over an individual time trial, and six stages. The competition carried a UCI rating of 2.1, and i ...

and raced over 150 days throughout the year. The team showed marked improvement in its second season, earning top-ten finishes at the Amgen Tour of California and USA Pro Challenge. 2015 In February 2015, Team Novo Nordisk earned its first-ever win with New Zealander Scott Ambrose taking stage 2 of Le Tour de Filipinas, and the team made its debut at Dubai Tour, earning two top tens at the race. 2021 The team's season is captured in film director 's documentary, Ride for Your L1fe, available on the Outside network. Ride for Your L1fe follows the Team Novo Nordisk athletes behind the scenes throughout the 2021 season, filming them privately at home and experiencing what a diagnosis has meant to an entire family, to document their fight to show what’s possible with type 1 diabetes.

Team roster

Major wins

;2008 :Stage 5

Shawn Milne Shawn Milne (born November 9, 1981) is a professional road bicycle racer from Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. In 2009, he rode in events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and UCI Continental Circuits for . On May 31, 2009, he ...

:Stage 6

Tour de Beauce Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America, and is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2.2 ...

Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson (born 29 January 1987) is a British rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former World Rally Championship driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson competed in the WRC for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team ...

:Overall

Vuelta Mexico Vuelta Ciclista Mexico Telmex was an annual road cycling race in Mexico that took place over the course of eight days, involving eight stages. The Mexico national tour had a rich history dating back to the 1940s, and the latest incarnation was rev ...

Glen Chadwick Glen Alan Chadwick (born 17 October 1976) is a cyclist with both New Zealand and Australian citizenship. Career In 1998 Chadwick helped fellow kiwi Nathan Dahlberg setup the Marco Polo Cycling Team team. Glen Chadwick began his career in 2001 ...

:Stage 2

Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, also known as the Longsjo Classic, was an annual bicycle race held in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. The race began in 1960 as the Arthur M. Longsjo Jr Memorial Race, in honor of Art Longsjo. History Th ...

Ian MacGregor Sir Ian Kinloch MacGregor, KBE (21 September 1912 – 13 April 1998) was a Scottish-American metallurgist and industrialist, most famous in the UK for his controversial tenure at the British Steel Corporation and his conduct during the 1984� ...

;2009 :

US Air Force Cycling Classic The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

;2010 :Stage 1

Aldo Ino Ilešič Aldo Ino Ilešič (born 1 September 1984 in Ptuj) is a Slovenian cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2003 : Tour of Slovenia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2004 : 1st Stage 6 Olympia's Tour ;2005 : 1st S ...

;2011 :Overall

:Stage 2

Martijn Verschoor Martijn Verschoor (born 4 May 1985) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who competed for between 2010 and 2017. At the age of thirteen, Verschoor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. A graduate of Hanze University, Verschoor wa ...

:Overall

Tour of Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda is a cycling event created in 1988 and based in Rwanda. The event is a cycling stage race that is organized by the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY). The event has been part of the UCI Africa Tour as a category 2.1 The U ...

, Kiel Reijnen ::Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5, Kiel Reijnen ::Stage 4,

Joey Rosskopf Joseph Rosskopf (born September 5, 1989) is an American cyclist from Decatur, Georgia, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career A professional since 2010, Rosskopf was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the start list ...

;2012 :Stage 5

Tour de Korea The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...

, Alexander Serebryakov :

Philadelphia International Championship The Philadelphia International Championship was an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Euro ...

, Alexander Serebryakov :Stage 5

, Vegard Stake Laengen :Stage 1

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

Alessandro Bazzana Alessandro Bazzana (born 16 July 1984 in Alzano Lombardo) is an Italian former professional cyclist. Major results ;2005 : 3rd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza ;2006 : 6th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza ;2008 : 7th Overall Rochester Omnium : 8 ...

:Stage 8

Daniele Colli Daniele Colli (born April 19, 1982) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2017. On 14 May 2015, during the Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia, Colli broke his arm following a collision with spe ...

:Stage 7

Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ...

:Stages 1 & 3

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC ar ...

Jure Kocjan Jure Kocjan (born 18 October 1984) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. Career Born in Jesenice, Kocjan represented Slovenia in the Men's road race at the 2010 UCI Road World Cha ...

:Stage 4

Tour do Rio Tour do Rio is a road cycling stage race held in Brazil between 2000 and 2015. The race was a 2.2 event in the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the U ...

:Stages 2 & 5

Tour of China I The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

, Alexander Serebryakov :Stage 3

:Stages 1 & 2 Tour of China II, Alexander Serebryakov :Stages 3, 4 & 9

Tour of Hainan The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 a ...

, Alexander Serebryakov :Stages 3 & 5

Tour of Taihu Lake The Tour of Taihu Lake is a stage race (cycling), multi-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in China annually in November. It has been held since 2010, but the first edition was a one-day race. The 2010 and 2011 editions were rated 1.2 ...

, Alexander Serebryakov ;2015 :Stage 2

Tour de Filipinas The Le Tour de Filipinas is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Luzon, Philippines since 1955 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is held in April every year. While the course changes every year, the tour traditionally end ...

, Scott Ambrose :Overall Most Aggressive Rider

USA Pro Cycling Challenge The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, also known as USA Pro Challenge, was an annual multi-day professional road bicycle racing stage race that first took place in Colorado in 2011. Originally announced on August 4, 2010 by Colorado Governor Bill Ritt ...

, Javier Mejias ;2018 :Stage 7

, David Lozano ;2021 : Road Race Championships,

Joonas Henttala Joonas Henttala (born 17 September 1991) is a Finnish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * U ...

National champions

;2021 :

Finnish Road Race

References

External links

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