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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
When Ben Dilley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14 years old, he never could have imagined that he'd one day end up riding in the Tour of Utah the 22-year-old didn't even begin cycling until a couple years after his diagnosis.
But, when the Tour kicks off in Cedar City on Aug. 4, Dilley will be sporting a Team Novo Nordisk jersey and will be riding as part of a team of riders who all have type 1 diabetes.
However, team founder Phil Southerland said, don't think of Team Novo Nordisk as some sort of novelty though the team is grateful for the opportunity to compete in the big-name race, the riders want to make some noise, too.
"It's an amazing race, couldn't be more beautiful scenery," Southerland said. "We have hopes to do well."
The team, which was called Team Type 1 when Southerland started it as a part of a class at the University of Georgia in 2005, got a big-name sponsorship a couple years ago.
http://www.parkrecord.com/sports/ci_26260423/diabetes-no-obstacle-team-novo-nordisk
But, when the Tour kicks off in Cedar City on Aug. 4, Dilley will be sporting a Team Novo Nordisk jersey and will be riding as part of a team of riders who all have type 1 diabetes.
However, team founder Phil Southerland said, don't think of Team Novo Nordisk as some sort of novelty though the team is grateful for the opportunity to compete in the big-name race, the riders want to make some noise, too.
"It's an amazing race, couldn't be more beautiful scenery," Southerland said. "We have hopes to do well."
The team, which was called Team Type 1 when Southerland started it as a part of a class at the University of Georgia in 2005, got a big-name sponsorship a couple years ago.
http://www.parkrecord.com/sports/ci_26260423/diabetes-no-obstacle-team-novo-nordisk