Sam Brand (cyclist)

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Sam Brand
Sam Brand, 2019 Milan-Sanremo.jpg
Brand in 2019
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Neal Brand
Born (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 32)
Peel, Isle of Man
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Team information
Current team Team Novo Nordisk
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016–2017Team Novo Nordisk Development
2017 Team Novo Nordisk (stagiaire)
Professional team
2018– Team Novo Nordisk [2] [3]

Samuel Neal Brand (born 27 February 1991) is a Manx cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk. [4]

Brand was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10. In 2018, he joined the UCI Professional Continental team Team Novo Nordisk, after riding with the team as a stagiaire in 2017. [4]

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References

  1. Team Novo Nordisk Profile
  2. "Team Novo Nordisk Adds Five New Riders to 2019 Pro Roster". Team Novo Nordisk . Sportyfied. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. "Team Novo Nordisk Announces 2020 Roster". Team Novo Nordisk . Sportyfied. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Team Novo Nordisk". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.