This Cycling Team Wants You To Know What Diabetic Athletes Really Look Like

Strong, fit, and ready to win.

Meet Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first ever pro-cycling team: made up of all DIABETICS.

Brian Hodes

We’re lean, mean, cycling machines.

1. Team Bonding

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*tries to smile away the training pain*

2. Outdoor Training

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This may look cool, but we were running to catch the first hot shower.

3. Tour Bus

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Complete with our own groupies (just kidding).

4. Fan Club

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Heads up, the kid won.

5. Weather, Good or Bad

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How did we get this picture? THAT'S HOW FAR AHEAD WE WERE.

6. Recovering

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Not only do we train and race as a team, but we look ridiculous as a team.

7. Inspiring the next generation.

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Someone didn't get the uniform memo.

Diabetes or not, being an athlete takes hard work, patience, and discipline! All cyclists face the same challenges, but it’s whether or not you overcome them.

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