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• Hushovd, Gilbert Play Down Rainbow Jersey Chances
  September 24th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 24, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thor Hushovd and Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert accept that if they are to win the world road race title [...]

• Hushovd Grabs Tour of Britain Stage 4 Win
  September 14th, 2011
  

  LONDON, Sept 14, 2011 (AFP) – Norway’s Thor Hushovd won the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain on Wednesday, edging out his rivals on the 184-kilometre ride from Welshpool [...]

• World Champion leads Tour of Britain line-up
  August 16th, 2011
  

  Thor Hushovd and David Millar head provisional Garmin Cervélo roster Reigning World Champion Thor Hushovd will lead Garmin Cervélo’s line-up at this year’s Tour of Britain, from the 11th – [...]

• Thor Hushovd Joins BMC Racing Team
  August 9th, 2011
  

  Thor Hushovd will join the BMC Racing Team for the 2012 season, becoming the third straight world road champion to become part of the American team’s roster the past two [...]

• Schlecks Target San Sebastian Classic In The Absence Of Evans
  July 29th, 2011
  

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, July 29, 2011 (AFP) – Andy and Frank Schleck will headline the San Sebastian Classic on Saturday in the absence of newly-crowned Tour de France champion Cadel [...]

• Tour de France Stage 16 Interview With Thor Hushovd
  July 19th, 2011
  

• Hushovd Wins Tour’s Battle of The Vikings
  July 19th, 2011
  

  GAP, France, July 19, 2011 (AFP) – Thor Hushovd said he had no regrets putting compatriot Edvald Boasson Hagen to the sword Tuesday as the Norwegians battled for victory on [...]

• Contador Relaunches Tour Bid, As Hushovd Wins Stage 16
  July 19th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) GAP, France, July 19, 2011 – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador relaunched his yellow jersey bid with an unexpected attack on the 16th stage [...]

• Hushovd Happy Green Jersey Is Not On His Bucket List
  July 16th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis LOURDES, France, July 16, 2011 (AFP) – World champion Thor Hushovd applauded his decision not to aim for the Tour de France green jersey this year [...]

• Hushovd Stuns Everyone As Voeckler Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 15th, 2011
  

  LOURDES, France, July 15, 2011 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Garmin-Cervelo continued his dream Tour de France with victory in the 13th stage from Pau to Lourdes on Friday. [...]

• Rui Costa Wins Tour Stage 8, As Hushovd Keeps Yellow
  July 9th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SUPER-BESSE, France, July 9, 2011 – Portuguese Alberto Rui Costa hung on during a tense finish to claim his maiden Tour de France victory on [...]

• Boasson Hagen Gets First Tour Win, Hushovd Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 7th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LISIEUX, France, July 7, 2011 – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his and Team Sky’s maiden Tour de France victory when he powered to victory [...]

• Cavendish Wins His 16th Tour Stage, As Hushovd Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 6th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) CAP FREHEL, France, July 6, 2011 – Britain’s Mark Cavendish of HTC-Highroad claimed his 16th career win on the crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour [...]

• Evans Pips Contador To Win A Thrilling Stage 4
  July 5th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France, July 5, 2011 – Two-time runner-up Cadel Evans of BMC held off a late charge from Alberto Contador to claim a prestigious victory [...]

• Cavendish and Hushovd Lose Points Over Mid Race Tussle
  July 4th, 2011
  

  REDON, France, July 4, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France organizers punished Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd for a mid-stage tussle by stripping the pair of the points they won [...]

• Evans Tipped To Take Yellow Jersey By Hushovd
  July 4th, 2011
  

  REDON, France, July 4, 2011 (AFP) – World champion Thor Hushovd has tipped BMC’s Cadel Evans as the man likely to take over guardianship of his yellow jersey at the [...]

• Hushovd Thunders Into Yellow As Garmin Win Team Time Trial
  July 3rd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011- World champion Thor Hushovd took over the Tour de France yellow jersey from Belgian Philippe Gilbert as Garmin-Cervelo triumphed [...]

• Hushovd, Goss, Gilbert the Yellow Jersey Favorites Day one
  July 1st, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd and Matt Goss of Australia are among the favorites to take possession of the Tour [...]

• Hushovd Finally Gets That Win, As Cunego Retains Leaders Jersey
  June 14th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) HUTTWIL, Switzerland, June 14, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd claimed his first victory as reigning world champion when he surged to victory over Peter Sagan [...]

• Team-Mates Rally As Hushovd Seeks Elusive Win
  June 13th, 2011
  

  GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 – Garmin-Cervelo are rallying behind teammate Thor Hushovd as the Norwegian seeks to honor his status as world champion by ending his victory famine at [...]

• Hushovd Ready To “Do Justice” To Rainbow Jersey At Roubaix
  April 9th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 8, 2011 – Norway’s Thor Hushovd said he is ready to step up and do justice to the world champion’s rainbow jersey when he bids for a maiden [...]

• Hushovd Targets Paris-Roubaix, Worlds Defense
  February 14th, 2011
  

  Written by: Benoit Noel MUSCAT, Feb 14, 2011 – Reigning world road race champion Thor Hushovd has admitted his days of pushing to the front in a bid to win [...]

• Garmin-Cervelo Appoints Classics Expert Van Petegem
  February 11th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Feb 11, 2011 – Former Paris-Roubaix champion Peter Van Petegem has been appointed as a short-term advisor to Garmin-Cervelo as the American outfit look to triumph in the tough [...]

• Drugs and Engines Mar Cycling’s 2010 Season
  December 16th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS – The scourge of doping blighted cycling once more in 2010, where the most gripping Tour de France duel in years was marred by the [...]

• Thor Hushovd Wins The 2010 World Road Championships
  October 3rd, 2010
  

• Hushovd Living The Rainbow Dream
  October 2nd, 2010
  

  Norway’s Thor Hushovd had to search hard for words to describe his feelings at joining the pantheon of cycling greats to have won the rainbow jersey at the world road [...]

• Cavendish Doubles Up With A Stage 13 Vuelta Win
  September 10th, 2010
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his second successive stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday with a sprint finish while Spain’s Igor Anton retained the overall leader’s red jersey. [...]

• Hushovd Wins Sixth Stage of Tour of Spain
  September 2nd, 2010
  

  MURCIA, Spain – Norwegian sprint specialist Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain here on Thursday, while Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader’s red jersey. [...]

• Team Garmin-Cervélo Announces Additions To 2011 Roster
  September 1st, 2010
  

  BOULDER, COLORADO (September 1, 2010) — Slipstream Sports today announced six additions to the 2011 roster, marking the remaining Cervélo TestTeam riders to join the newly formed Team Garmin-Cervélo. Roger [...]

• Thor Hushovd Joins Slipstream Sports For 2011
  August 30th, 2010
  

  Hushovd Will Hunt for Major Classics Victory with New Team Thor Hushovd, Norwegian Road Race Champion, nine-time Tour de France stage winner and 2009 green jersey holder, will ride for [...]

• Cav Bids For Champs Repeat And Historic Green Jersey
  July 24th, 2010
  

  BORDEAUX, France – Thor Hushovd’s early abdication has given Mark Cavendish a boost as bids to close yet another impressive Tour de France campaign with the green jersey on Sunday. [...]

• Cavendish Wins 18th Stage, Contador Still In Yellow
  July 23rd, 2010
  

  BORDEAUX, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his 14th career success on the Tour de France Friday after coasting to victory in a bunch finish to the 18th stage over [...]

• Hushovd, And Sprinters, Eye Tour’s 18th Stage
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd says his bid for a third Tour de France green jersey will be decided by his freshness after a brutal fourth day [...]

• Hushovd Regains Green Jersey From Petacchi
  July 20th, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd thanked his Cervelo teammates for helping pace him over some tough Pyrenean climbs Tuesday on his way to regaining possession of the coveted Tour [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Stage 16 Tour Quotes
  July 20th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “It was an important day. I knew it was a good chance to try to get some more points. The team did a great job helping me [...]

• Hushovd Loses Green Again As ‘Cav’ Makes Up Ground
  July 17th, 2010
  

  REVEL, France – No matter how hard he tries, Norwegian Thor Hushovd just can’t consolidate his grip on the Tour de France green jersey. A day after moving back to [...]

• Cervelo TestTeam Stage 13 Tour Quotes
  July 17th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “I am just a little bit disappointed and confused that I am not sprinting as well. Two months ago I broke my collarbone and haven’t done any [...]

• Hushovd Turns Anger Into Green Jersey Envy
  July 16th, 2010
  

  MENDE, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd picked arguably one of the toughest stages of the week on the Tour de France to go on a revenge mission. But in the [...]

• Tour de France Quotes – Cervelo TestTeam
  July 16th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “This is the Tour de France – you must fight every day. I felt very good in the morning. I was a little angry yesterday after losing [...]

• Petacchi Throws Green Jersey Challenge To Hushovd
  July 15th, 2010
  

  BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France, July 15, 2010 (AFP) – Italian veteran Alessandro Petacchi called out sprint rival Thor Hushovd after taking possession of the Tour de France green jersey for the points [...]

• Hushovd Says Green Jersey Battle Is On Big Time
  July 14th, 2010
  

  GAP, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd said the battle for the Tour de France green jersey is now on after seeing Italian rival Alessandro Petacchi reduce his points competition deficit [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Stage 6 Rider Quotes
  July 9th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): On final sprint: “It’s a pity to not be up there. It just didn’t work out today. I would like to be in top 5 or 8 [...]

• Green Jersey Dream May Be Over For Cav, Says Zabel
  July 7th, 2010
  

  CAMBRAI, France – Tour de France sprint legend Erik Zabel believes Mark Cavendish’s dream of following in his footsteps and winning the race’s green jersey may be over already. Isle [...]

• Cancellara Back In Yellow, Hushovd Wins Stage 3
  July 6th, 2010
  

  ARENBERG, France – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong was one of the big losers on the Tour de France on Tuesday as the cobblestones of the feared third stage exacted a [...]

• Cervelo TestTeam Rider Quotes
  July 4th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “Everyone wants to stay at the front, whether or not you’re a sprinter. The roads were very narrow, that’s why there were a lot of crashes, but [...]

• Cavendish Admits To Having A Tough Tour Sprint Challenge
  July 2nd, 2010
  

  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted he could face a tougher challenge from his rivals this year as he takes aim at more stage wins [...]

• Thor Hushovd Wins Norwegian National Road Championships
  June 27th, 2010
  

  27-Jun-2010: Thor Hushovd has won the Norwegian National Road Championships. There was break of nine, then with 60 km Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen made the counter attack and took [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Names 12 Riders For Tour de France
  June 10th, 2010
  

  10-Jun-2010 – Luzern: Cervélo TestTeam is looking forward to the highlight of the Grand Tour season, now just three weeks away. Carlos Sastre (ESP), the 2008 Tour de France winner; [...]

• Thor Hushovd To Comeback At Tour de Suisse
  June 7th, 2010
  

  Cervélo TestTeam rider Thor Hushovd will make his comeback at the Tour de Suisse after breaking his collarbone during a training ride in Italy at the beginning of May. The [...]

• Successful Surgery For Hushovd
  May 13th, 2010
  

  13-May-2010: Cervélo TestTeam rider Thor Hushovd (NOR), who broke his collarbone during a training ride in Italy on Sunday, underwent a successful operation on Monday. “The surgery went pretty well. [...]

• Hushovd Fractures Collar Bone In Training
  May 9th, 2010
  

  UTRECHT, Netherlands, May 9, 2010 (AFP) – Norwegian rider Thor Hushovd fractured his collarbone out on a training ride in Italy on Sunday after colliding with a child, his Cervelo [...]

• Hushovd 2nd, Hammond 4th at Paris Roubaix
  April 11th, 2010
  

  11-Apr-2010: Cervélo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd (NOR) finished second today in the 108th edition of Paris Roubaix. Teammate Roger Hammond (GBR) came in fourth. The winner, Swiss champion Fabian Cancellera (Saxo [...]

• Cancellara Tipped For Rare Flanders-Roubaix Double
  April 10th, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, April 9, 2010 (AFP) – Cycling enthusiasts who fancy a wager at decent odds on this weekend’s Paris-Roubaix one-day classic would do well to steer clear [...]

• Chilled-Out Hushovd Pulls Out Of Besseges
  February 2nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, Feb 2, 2010 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd has pulled out of the Etoile de Besseges stage race because of a severe chill, his Cervelo team said Tuesday. Hushovd, [...]

• Cavendish Zero’s In On Hushovd’s Green Jersey
  October 16th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish admits next year’s Tour de France route looks more difficult than this year, but that won’t stop the Isle of Man rider aiming to blitz the sprint [...]

• Zabriskie Wins 2009 Tour Of Missouri
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Final Team Invited Becomes First to Cross K.C. Finish at Stage 7 In 2009 Tour of Missouri Overall Tour Title Stays With Garmin-Slipstream KANSAS CITY, MO (September 13, 2009) – [...]

• Norwegian “God of Thunder” Storms to Stage 3 Win and Yellow Jersey at 2009 Tour of Missouri
  September 9th, 2009
  

  In a chaotic sprint after a day of serpentine climbing, sprinter Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) edged out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) for the Stage 3, presented by Emerson, [...]

• Cavendish Hails ‘Beautiful’ Sixth Win
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish hailed his sixth stage win from this year’s Tour de France “beautiful” after powering his way to a [...]

• Contador Jubilant On The Champs Elysees
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – A jubilant Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France yellow jersey here Sunday to hand Spain their fourth consecutive victory [...]

• Cavendish Favourite For Stage, Hushovd For Green Jersey
  July 25th, 2009
  

  LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish says he never focuses on his rivals, but on Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France the [...]

• Hushovd Humiliated Me, Says Record-Setting Cavendish
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis AUBENAS, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – One of the few sprinters’ rows of this year’s Tour de France appeared to be resolved, at least for a [...]

• Cavendish Makes It A Record Nine Wins At Tour de France
  July 24th, 2009
  

  AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish set a new British record for stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to his fifth win of [...]

• Battle With ‘Cav’ Will Continue, Says Hushovd
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd insisted the battle for possession of the Tour de France green jersey was just beginning after he went back to [...]

• Haussler Solos To An Emotional Win
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian-born German Heinrich Haussler claimed his maiden stage win on the Tour de France Friday as rainy conditions put a dampener on an [...]

• Farrar Comes Close But Beaten By Cavendish Again
  July 14th, 2009
  

  ISSOUDUN, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar was gracious in defeat after being out sprinted again by Britain’s Mark Cavendish on the Tour de France 10th stage [...]

• Hushovd Wrestles Green Jersey From Cavendish
  July 11th, 2009
  

  Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd took command of the Tour de France green jersey on Saturday from Britain’s Mark Cavendish after an impressive ride in the mountains. Having won the previous [...]

• Hushovd At Last, As Cancellara Prepares To Lose Yellow
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis Norwegian Thor Hushovd finally ended his frustrating wait for victory on this year’s Tour de France by winning a treacherous, rain-hit sixth stage from Gerona to Barcelona [...]

• Napolitano Hits Back At Lancaster Accusations
  July 6th, 2009
  

  MARSEILLE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Danilo Napolitano hit back Monday at allegations that his race tactics prevented team Cervelo from pulling off a sprint coup on the [...]

• Hushovd Extends Cervelo Deal To 2010
  June 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 25, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian racer Thor Hushovd has extended his deal with the Cervelo team until the end of next year, the Swiss team said Thursday. The [...]

• Columbia’s Cavendish Sprints To Perfection In Switzerland
  June 15th, 2009
  

  LUMINO, Switzerland, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the lead of the Tour of Switzerland as Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to victory on the [...]

• Team Cervelo’s Hushovd Triumphs At Tour of Catalonia
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Norway’s Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Tour of Catalonia Saturday, a 150.5-kilometre course between Torredembarra and Barcelona, with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde retaining the overall lead. Hushovd, of [...]

• Team Cervelo Thor Hushovd Wins Tour of Catalonia First Stage
  May 18th, 2009
  

  MADRID, May 18, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Thor Hushovd of team Cervelo won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 3.6 kilometer time trial in Lloret de Mar [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Crashes But Still Retains Yellow Jersey, Hushovd Wins Stage 3 Sprint
  February 17th, 2009
  

  Levi Leipheimer maintained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the Tour of California despite a crash with fellow American Lance Armstrong that sent Leipheimer tumbling off his bike. Norwegian Thor [...]

• Thor Sprints Like Thunder – Takes Stage 3 of the Tour of California 2009
  February 17th, 2009
  

  Thor Has It. Molema and Louder held out to the end, but couldn’t defend themselves as they rolled into the final lap. The sprinters and their teams closed the gap [...]

• Thor Hushovd Pulls Out of Beijing Olympics
  August 1st, 2008
  

  OSLO, Aug 1, 2008 (AFP) – Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd, a stage winner on last month’s Tour de France, on Friday pulled out of the Beijing Olympics citing health problems. [...]

• Seven Observations From The First Week Of The Tour de France
  July 14th, 2008
  

  1) Craig Hummer needs a nickname. I suggest The Leprechaun. Why? Because until this swim coach/bull riding commentator showed up at the Tour de France, I thought there was no [...]

• Cavendish Takes The Wind Out Of McEwen Sails
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Robbie McEwen’s bid to add to his impressive haul of wins on the Tour de France was kicked into touch [...]

• Thor Hushovd Hammers To Win Stage 2, As Valverde Maintains Lead
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole claimed his sixth victory from the Tour de France after powering his way [...]

• Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole Wins Opening TT At Tour of Catalonia (With Results)
  May 19th, 2008
  

  MADRID, May 19, 2008 (AFP) – Norway’s Thor Hushovd, riding with Credit Agricole, won Monday’s opening stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 3.7km individual time trial at Lloret de [...]