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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 06:29 pm

Thor Hushovd News

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7 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

Thor Hushovd steals Tour de France stage win

Norway's Thor Hushovd, who intends boycotting the Opening ceremony in the Beijing Olympics in protest against China's human rights record in Tibet, homed a few purely cycling points at St Brieuc yesterday, ...

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14 hrs ago | Cycling News

Tour kicks off as contracts are signed

For the past week everybody in the cycling world has been gearing up towards to Tour de France .

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23 hrs ago | Scotsman.com

Hushovd muscles his way to front

THE burly Norwegian Thor Hushovd won yesterday's second stage of the Tour de France, sprinting in at the head of a heaving pack that had timed its pursuit of four Frenchman to perfection.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Telegraph.co.uk

Tour de France: Bretons salute Thor Hushovd as if he was one of their own after stage win

The Bretons love a fighter and, in the lamentable absence of a homegrown winner yesterday, were delighted to pay homage to Norway's Viking warrior, Thor Hushovd.

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The Oklahoman

Morning roundup [3 hrs ago]

Sprint specialist Thor Hushovd of Spain won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, with Alejandro Valverde keeping the overall lead after a windy, rain-soaked ride through the Brittany countryside.

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ESPN

Virenque picks Evans to win Tour

Former mountain ace Richard Virenque thinks Cadel Evans can win the Tour de France if he rides aggressively.

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NowPublic

Thor thunders to sixth tour stage win

Thor Hushovd showed he is likely the favourite for the green jersey this year with a clear win in Saint Brieuc.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Cycling News

Norwegian grabs sixth Tour stage

Besides Tour de France legends Lance Armstrong and Robbie McEwen, no man has won more stages in the Tour de France since 2000 than Thor Hushovd.

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SportingLife.com

Hushovd Sprints to Victory

Norwegian Thor Hushovd won stage two of the Tour de France with a fantastic sprint finish in the final 300m between Auray and Saint Brieuc.

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KCTV Kansas City

Tour De France: Norwegian Wins 2nd Stage

Norway's Thor Hushovd has won the second stage of the Tour de France by leading a group sprint.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Bike-Zone

Tour lead-out man

Among the rookies at this year's Tour de France, Mark Renshaw will be a name to watch.

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SI.com

Prudhomme hopes revamped Tour has 'more mystery'

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme hopes that changes to this year's race format will provide more suspense.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Eurosport

Tour Countdown: Q & A.

With the Tour de France starting this weekend, eurosport.yahoo.com answers some of your questions on cycling's most prestigious event.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Otago Daily Times

Cycling: Dean targets Tour de France stage win

Julian Dean will join a small but elite band of New Zealand cyclists when he lines up for his fourth Tour de France beginning on Saturday night.

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AdelaideNow...

Preview: The title contenders

CONTENDERS for the maillot jaune, or yellow jersey, awarded to the Tour de France race winner.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

Bike-Zone

stepping up a gear

With Tom Boonen almost certain to miss the Tour de France, Gert Steegmans has additional responsibility in the sprints.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Podium Cafe

Keeping Score: Ten More Teams

I started this exercise last week, and aim to finish it off today: namely, taking the temperature of all the big July teams, a/k/a the Cycling Quotient Top teams, #11-22 minus the Italian continental teams you ...

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Daily Peloton

Stage 7 Live Report

Stage 7: Luneville-Karlsruhe, 228.5 km So today the riders will whiz between the cities of Luneville in France and Karlsruhe in Germany, a total of 228.5 km with two climbs early on.

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

Daily Peloton

60th Crit rium du Dauphin Lib r Stage 2 Live

With 43 km to go they have 2.23 on the bunch. The trio started their adventure at 5 km on the rolling terrain of another sprinters stage and gained a max advantage of 4:35. The trio having been out in wind for ...

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Sun Jun 15, 2008

Raw Story

American Hincapie wins second stage of Dauphine Libere

American George Hincapie was the quickest in the sprint to win the second stage of the Dauphine Libere here on Tuesday, but Thor Hushovd still retains the overall lead.

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