Stage 6 of the 2010 Tour de France started in Montargis and ended in Gueugnon.  Thor Hushovd finished the ride in 05:37:42.  He ranked #10 for the stage. The day's winner was Mark Cavendish.    Inclusive of Stage 6, Thor Hushovd now ranks #7 in the overall general classification of the 2010 Tour.  His current GC time is 04:38:46 and he has a total gap of 00:01:16 from race leader Fabian Cancellara.  Cancellara currently holds the yellow jersey, followed by Geraint Thomas in second and Cadel...Read Full Story

Stage 11 of the 2010 Tour de France took riders from Sisteron to Bourg-Les-Valence.  Thor Hushovd competed the ride in 04:42:29.  He ranked #7 for the stage. The day's winner was Mark Cavendish.     Andy Schleck still holds the yellow jersey with the fastest combined time so far in Le Tour.  He is followed by rivals Alberto Contador in second, Samuel Sanchez in third, and Denis Menchov in fourth.    After Stage 11, Alessandro Petacchi from LAMPRE wears the Green Jersey with 161 points. The...Read Full Story

Stage 4 was another crazy, frantic stage right to the end. (Getty Images) Thor Hushovd competed Stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France today in 03:34:55.  He ranked #9 for the stage.  Alessandro Petacchi won the stage in a sprint.    After Stage 4, Thor Hushovd is now ranked #7 in the overall general classification.  His current GC time is 18:30:14 and he has a total gap of 00:01:19 from the yellow jersey.    Thor Hushovd is riding for Cervélo Test Team and is managed by Joop Alberda.  The 2010...Read Full Story

Thor Hushovd took fifth place in Stage 5 of the Tour de France today in a time of 4:30:50.  His overall combined time in the general classification is now 23:01:04.    Mark Cavendish won the stage in a sprint finish.  All of the top riders were awarded the same time in the GC with now gap.    This is Mark Cavendish's 11th stage win in his history of riding the Tour de France.  It was his first stage win of the 2010 Tour.     Fabian Cancellara of Saxo Bank still holds the yellow jersey and top...Read Full Story

Thor Hushovd made cycling history on Sunday when he won Norway's first-ever men's elite title at the world road race cycling championships in Australia . Hushovd, the Norwegian champion, dominated a bunch sprint at the end of a thrilling 267.2 km race, beating Denmark 's Matti Breschel and Australia's Allan Davis . Breschel went one better than his bronze in 2008 to pick up the silver medal while Davis gave the hosts a consolation bronze, their second consecutive medal after Cadel Evans 's...Read Full Story