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Thor Hushovd

1978 - Today

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Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of the 2010 World Road Race Championships. He was the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road race in cycling world road championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thor Hushovd has received more than 246,032 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Thor Hushovd is the 290th most popular cyclist (up from 298th in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from Norway (down from 449th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Thor Hushovd ranks 290 out of 1,613. Before him are Andy Schleck, Pascal Richard, Steven Rooks, Roberto Heras, Angelo Damiano, and Gunnar Asmussen. After him are Andrew Hampsten, Axel Schandorff, Serhiy Honchar, Jaan Kirsipuu, Graeme Obree, and Danny Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Thor Hushovd ranks 181. Before him are Albert Luque, Tommy Haas, Erica Durance, Ringo Sheena, Emilia Rydberg, and In-Grid. After him are Gastón Gaudio, Joo Sang-wook, Josip Šimunić, Jérôme Rothen, Lyoto Machida, and Guy Berryman.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thor Hushovd ranks 454 out of 1,039. Before him are Kåre Holt (1916), C. J. Hambro (1885), Magnar Isaksen (1910), Jacob Opdahl (1894), Abraham Berge (1851), and Fenriz (1971). After him are Trond Sollied (1959), Carl I. Hagen (1944), Christopher Hornsrud (1859), Svend Foyn (1809), Øistein Schirmer (1879), and Aslaug Dahl (1949).

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Among CYCLISTS In Norway

Among cyclists born in Norway, Thor Hushovd ranks 2. Before him are Knut Knudsen (1950). After him are Dag Otto Lauritzen (1956), Kurt Asle Arvesen (1975), Alexander Kristoff (1987), Edvald Boasson Hagen (1987), Gabriel Rasch (1976), Tobias Foss (1997), Vegard Stake Laengen (1989), Tobias Halland Johannessen (1999), Kristoffer Halvorsen (1996), and Lars Petter Nordhaug (1984).

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