Team Novo Nordisk
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| UCI code | TNN |
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| Registered | United States |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental |
| Bicycles | Colnago |
| Website | Team home page |
| General manager | Vassili Davidenko |
| 2008–2010 2011 2011–2012 2013– |
Team Type 1 (TT1) Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis (TT1) Team Type 1–Sanofi (TT1) Team Novo Nordisk (TNN) |
Team Novo Nordisk is an American global all-diabetes sports team of cyclists, triathletes and runners, spearheaded by the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. The team’s mission is to inspire, educate and empower people affected by diabetes.
The team strives to instill hope and inspiration for people around the world affected by diabetes and believes with appropriate diet, exercise, treatment and technology, anyone with diabetes can pursue their dreams.
The team's principal sponsor is Novo Nordisk, a Danish global healthcare company. The team is also sponsored by bicycle maker Colnago.
Team Novo Nordisk is the first professional cycling team to be comprised completely of riders living with type 1 diabetes. All riders and several of the team’s staff, including Phil Southerland and VP of Marketing Matt Vogel, are living with diabetes.
In addition to the world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team, Team Novo Nordisk is home to an elite program of world-class endurance athletes living with diabetes.
Women’s Team The Team Novo Nordisk Women’s Team includes an international mix of national, collegiate and USA circuit champions, Olympic hopefuls and riders of all levels competing in top criteriums, road and track events.
Mountain Bike/Cyclocross The Team Novo Nordisk Mountain Bike/Cyclocross Team competes in mountain bike events such as, downhill, cross country and endurance, as well as cyclocross events throughout the U.S. These inspiring men and women manage careers, families and diabetes, while achieving athletic feats to amaze and inspire.
Running/Triathlon Team Novo Nordisk runners include world-class Marathoners, Ultra runners and Olympic hopefuls. The triathletes compete in premier world events such as France’s Long Course World Championships and the Ironman World Championship in Kona.
Type 2 All members of the Team Novo Nordisk T2 Team are living with type 2 diabetes. The T2 athletes utilize cycling and running, along with proper diet and diabetes management, as a means of staying healthy and active. The athletes range in age from early 30’s to over 70, and they are eager to share their experiences to inspire everyone living with diabetes.
2005
In 2005, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge founded the team, then known as Team Type 1, to provide inspiration for people living with diabetes and "an opportunity to compete at the sport's highest levels".
2006-07
In 2006, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge assembled a group of eight cyclists with type 1 diabetes to take on the grueling 3,000 mile Race Across America to raise diabetes awareness. The team went on to win the event in 2007, 2009 and 2010 and quickly became a magnet for endurance athletes with diabetes.
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