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It must be an awful conundrum for the likes of André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol, who was not in Qatar due to illness), Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda), Mark Renshaw (Rabobank), Thor Hushovd (BMC), Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and others right now. It is...
He is the defending champion and, like Contador would have been, is well suited to this year's route. Furthermore, his BMC team has been strengthened with the addition of last year's world No.1 Philippe Gilbert from Belgium, Norwegian 2010 world...
LtoR, Spain's Samuel Sanchez, Tour de France three-time winner, Spain's Alberto Contador, France's Pierre Rolland, 2012 Road World Champion Britain's Mark Cavendish, Tour de France 2012 winner, Australia's Cadel Evans, Belgium's champion Philippe Gilbert,... View Photo »
I think I can win Roubaix ... I think I could have won this year if (Johan) Van Summeren had not been up the road. Next year, I will start with the full sport of the team working for me, but that does not necessarily guarantee that I will be able to win in the velodrome.
"If he didn't follow the rules, it's normal that there is a suspension. We work hard against doping because we don't want cheaters and that's probably why he got such a heavy suspension." "I'm one of those who said that as clenbuterol is not produced...
If he had been a football player, he would never have tested positive. Only cycling goes so far [in searching for banned drugs]. When you go down to such a low percentage, you always find something." The former world road race champion, Thor Hushovd,...
Bare det at han fikk sykle Tour de France i fjor med dette hengende over seg, var helt hĺplřst. Han burde absolutt vćrt suspendert sĺ snart den positive testen forelĺ og inntil dommen var klar, mener Kaggestad. Ogsĺ Thor Hushovd er kritisk til at det...
Norway's Thor Hushovd attends the presentation of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Paris. Organizers mapped out the 3,479-kilometer (2,162-mile) route "so that more favorites can potentially be in the mix" in the quest... View Photo »
In the men's event, distinguished names such as world champion, Briton Mark Cavendish, Norway's former world champion Thor Hushovd, defending champion Australian Mark Renshaw and Belgian racer Tom Boonen, winner of several Tour of Qatar races, will all...
At last year’s Tour de France, when asked what motivates the Union Cycliste Internationale and its president, 2010 World Champion Thor Hushovd had a two-word response: “No comment.” Hushovd’s reluctance to express his opinion of the UCI is...
Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, presently riding for the Crédit Agricole professional team. Hushovd is renowned for his Sprinting and Time Trialing prowess. He is a former Norwegian National Time Trial Champion and was the first Norwegian to wear the coveted yellow jersey. Full Article
Four cyclists, Danish Jakob Fugslang (L), Norvegian Thor Hushovd (2nd L), Italian Ivan Basso (2nd R) and Spanish Alberto Contador pose for a photograph during a presentation of the 2012 Tour of Italy cycling competition, known as 'Giro D'Italia', in Milan, on October 16, 2011.
View Photo »Norway's Thor Hushovd rides in a group of riders that got distanced after a crash during the elite men road race over 266 kilometers (165.3 miles) with start in Copenhagen, and finish in Holte, Denmark, Sunday Sept. 25, 2011.
View Photo »Last year's winner Thor Hushovd of Norway (L) cycles in front of Tony Martin of Germany in a group that was distanced due to a crash, during the men's road race elite event at the UCI World cycling championships in Copenhagen September 25, 2011.
View Photo »Norway's Thor Hushovd talk to other riders while riding on the pack during the elite men road race over 266 kilometers (165.3 miles) with start in Copenhagen, and finish in Holte, Denmark, Sunday Sept. 25, 2011.
View Photo »COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - SEPTEMBER 25: Defending Champion Thor Hushovd of Norway looks on at the start of the Men's Elite Road Race during day seven of the UCI Road World Championships on September 25, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
View Photo »Last year's winner Thor Hushovd of Norway (R) speaks with Philippe Gilbert of Belgium (C) before the start of the men's road race elite event at the UCI World cycling championships in Copenhagen September 25, 2011.
View Photo »Last year's winner Thor Hushovd of Norway looks on before the start of the men's road race elite event at the UCI World cycling championships in Copenhagen September 25, 2011.
View Photo »Garmin Cervelo cycling riders, with Norway's Thor Hushovd (L), celebrate the best Tour de France 2011 team on the podium on the famous Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris at the end of the 95 km and last stagerun between Creteil and Paris Champs-Elysees on July 24, 2011 in Paris.
View Photo »PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 24: (L-R) Thor Hushovd, David Millar and Christain Vandevelde of team Garmin Cervelo celebrate on the podium after winning the best team prize during the twenty first and final stage of Le Tour de France 2011, from Creteil to the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 24,...
View Photo »Yellow jersey of overall leader, Australia's Cadel Evans (2ndL) looks at second-placed Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (C) as he rides with Norway's Thor Hushovd in the 95 km and last stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Creteil and Paris Champs-Elysees on July 24, 2011.
View Photo »LtoR, Tour de France director, Christian Prudhomme, flanked by Polka dot jersey of best climber, Spain's Samuel Sanchez, Green jersey of best sprinter, Britain's Mark Cavendish,Yellow jersey of overall leader, Australia's Cadel Evans and White jersey of Best young France's Pierre...
View Photo »Garmin Cervello rider Thor Hushovd of Norway (L) is surrounded by photographers during a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the twin attacks in Norway at the start of the last stage of the 98th Tour de France cycling race between Creteil and Paris July 24, 2011.
View Photo »Garmin Cervello rider Thor Hushovd of Norway wears a black armband to pay tribute to the victims of the twin attacks in Norway at the start of the last stage of the 98th Tour de France cycling race between Creteil and Paris July 24, 2011.
View Photo »LE SONNANT D'URIAGE, FRANCE - JULY 23: Thor Hushovd of Norway and Team Garmin-Cervelo in action during stage twenty of the 2011 Tour de France, a 42.5km time trial from Grenoble to Grenoble on July 23, 2011 in Le Sonnant d'Uriage, France.
View Photo »Norway's Thor Hushovd (L) climbs Izoard pass (2.360 m) in the 200,5 km and eighteenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Pinerolo and Galibier Serre-Chevalier ski resort (2.645 meters) on July 21, 2011. This year is the celebratation of the centenary of the first...
View Photo »Garmin-Cervelo rider Thor Hushovd of Norway pedals during the 17th stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Gap to Pinerolo, northern Italy July 20, 2011.
View Photo »PINEROLO, ITALY - JULY 20: Thor Hushovd of Norway and Team Garmin-Cervelo rides up the Cote de Pramantino on stage 17 of the 2011 Tour de France from Gap to Pinerolo on July 20, 2011 in Pinerolo, Italy.
View Photo »GAP, FRANCE - JULY 19: Thor Hushovd (R) of Norway and Team Garmin-Cervelo keeps a close eye on Edvald Boasson Hagen (L) of Norway and Sky Procycling team as they descend from Col du Mense during Stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France from Saint Paul Trois Chateaux to Gap on July 19, 2011 in...
View Photo »GAP, FRANCE - JULY 19: Thor Hushovd of Norway and Team Garmin-Cervelo (R) tracks Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway and Sky Procycling team as they descend from Col du Mense during Stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France from Saint Paul Trois Chateaux to Gap on July 19, 2011 in Gap, France.
View Photo »GAP, FRANCE - JULY 19: Thor Hushovd of Norway and Team Garmin-Cervelo celebrates winning stage sixteen of the 2011 Tour de France from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Gap on July 19, 2011 in Gap, France.
View Photo »Stage winner Thor Hushovd of Norway signs the shirts of Norwegian fans after the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 162.5 kilometers (101 miles) starting in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux and finishing in Gap, southern France, Tuesday July 19, 2011.
View Photo »Stage winner Thor Hushovd of Norway signals all okay as he enters the doping control after the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 162.5 kilometers (101 miles) starting in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux and finishing in Gap, southern France, Tuesday July 19, 2011.
View Photo »Stage winner, Norway's world road champion Thor Hushovd (R) rides in a breakaway with Belgium's Dries Devenyns (L) during the 162,5 km and sixteenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and Gap, the principal city of the Hautes-Alpes, southeastern...
View Photo »Stage winner, Norway's world road champion Thor Hushovd, leaves the anti-doping control bus at the end of the 162,5 km and sixteenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and Gap, the principal city of the Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France on...
View Photo »Stage winner Thor Hushovd of Norway passes, left, Norwegian fans as he rides in the breakaway group during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 162.5 kilometers (101 miles) starting in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux and finishing in Gap, southern France, Tuesday July 19,...
View Photo »Four cyclists, Danish Jakob Fugslang (L), Norvegian Thor Hushovd (2nd L), Italian Ivan Basso (2nd R) and Spanish Alberto Contador pose for a photograph during a presentation of the 2012 Tour of Italy cycling competition, known as 'Giro D'Italia', in Milan, on October 16, 2011.
View Photo »I think I can win Roubaix ... I think I could have won this year if (Johan) Van Summeren had not been up the road. Next year, I will start with the full sport of the team working for me, but that does not necessarily guarantee that I will be able to win in the velodrome.
