Into the final week: Week three of the Tour de France and the drama rises. It’s not just about the general classification, or battling for the green jersey, a hundreds of different sub-plots make up the multi-layered narrative of this great race. Every rider at the Tour has a different story to tell, and each of these images paints a tale of its own.
The day’s action began when a group of 18 riders broke away on the second climb of the day. Thor Hushovd’s presence was merely to collect as many points as possible, which puts him in the lead position with 6 points ahead of Alessandro Petacchi with 161 points. Read the rest of this entry »
Thor Hushovd tightened his grip on the Tour de France points competition after winning the first of two intermediate sprints yesterday to gain extra points in the fight for the green jersey. Read the rest of this entry »
Cervélo Test Team: Rider Quotes after stage 6, 2010 Tour de France.
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 going into the last kilometer, when I crossed the finish line, I didn’t even feel like I was sprinting. These things are sometimes confusing. I was too far off the back. The last kilometer was very technical and I lost the wheel of Lancaster.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Norwegian Viking, Thor Hushovd won a bumpy stage 3 of the 2010 Tour de France over famous cobblestones near Arenberg yesterday, and claiming the green jersey. Read the rest of this entry »
