Thor Hushovd | Professional cyclist from Norway

Thor Hushovd is a professional cyclist from Norway who was born January 18, 1978. Hushovd finished the 2006 season ranked number 11 on the UCI ProTour.

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Thor Hushovd
Country: Norway
Birthdate: 1978-01-18
Height: m / 0 feet
Weight: kg / 0 pounds
Team: Credit Agricole
2006 UCI Rank: 11
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Stephane Auge wins the Four Days of Dunkirk, as Hushovd wins the final stage. (Velo News)
Cofidis rider Stephane Auge of France claimed overall victory in the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling race on Sunday. Norwegian Thor Hushovd, riding for the Credit Agricole team, won Sunday's sixth and final 128.4km stage between Coudekerque and Dunkirk in a sprint finish. Please check back soon for results.

Cycling: Auge still leads in Dunkirk as Hushovd beaten at line (Channel NewsAsia)
SAINT-QUENTIN, France: Belgian Kenny De Haes of the Topsport team claimed victory in the third stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk race Thursday after upsetting Norwegian sprint ace Thor Hushovd at the line.

Cycling: Kiwi rider Dean fourth in Giro (The New Zealand Herald)
PALERMO, Italy - New Zealand rider Julian Dean is fourth on general classification in the Giro d'Italia after helping his Slipstream team win the opening time trial stage in Palermo this morning.

Auge still leads in Dunkirk as Hushovd beaten at line (TODAYonline)
French Stephane Auge receives the leader jersey on the podium of the third stage of the Four Days to Dunkirk cycling race in Saint-Quentin, northern France. Belgian Kenny De Haes won the stage while Auge managed to retain the lead.

Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad, Norway) has been a professional road bicycle racer since 2000. Known for his rather large size at 183 cm, 81.3 kg, he won the Tour de Normandie in 2001. He is also the first Norwegian to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France — a feat he achieved after stage two of the 2004 and the first and third stage of the 2006.

Before turning a professional in 1998, Hushovd won the U23 Time-Trial World Championship and the U23-versions of the two bicycle classics Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Tours. The real Paris-Roubaix is one of the races that Hushovd wants to win before the end of his career. Hushovd is currently a member of the 2006 Cr?t Agricole cycling team. He has twice been the Norwegian Time Trial National Champion (2004 and 2005) and once the Road Race Norwegian Champion (2004). He was also the World Under-23 Time Trial Champion, adding Time Trial to his already impressive sprinting skills.

In 2006, Thor Hushovd has already won 7 UCI ProTour victories, including two stages of the 93rd Tour de France. Hushovd won the prologue in Strasbourg and wore the maillot jaune after the first day despite a cut suffered seconds before the finish of Stage 1 due to spectator interference. As the cut was not serious, he continued the tour with stitches in his arm and regained the maillot jaune after Stage 2 with a third place finish. And just as the Tour de France 2006 started with Hushovd, it also ended with him winning the last stage after beating Robbie McEwen in a strong finishing sprint.

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