Team Novo Nordisk is unique, the only all diabetic cycling team in the peloton, but there is so much more to the set-up than the UCI registered ProTeam. Ed Hood caught up with the CEO and co-founder Phil Southerland to hear the latest team developments.

We know of a number of major cyclists who have come back to ride from life-threatening illnesses, whether it be Lance Armstrong’s cancer or Alberto Contador’s brain aneurysm, but very few who struggle with potentially life-threatening diseases. Enter Phil Southerland and his story about how one very willful young man has overcome diabetes to live normal life - as a pro bike racer.