To see the power and the final speed that that big Norwegian Thor Hushovd has is pretty remarkable. He came off the front of the thinning pack on that slight rise and just simply powered his way to, what became, a relatively easy win.
It's mind expanding the way some of these guys do it.
Final results from CyclingNews.com:
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 3.54.22 2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo 5 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance 8 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
To see the power and the final speed that that big Norwegian Thor Hushovd has is pretty remarkable. He came off the front of the thinning pack on
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slight rise and just simply powered his way to, what became, a relatively easy win.
The head-on shot from the finish didn't show how swiftly he moved up. Hushovd made that quick look left before the finish and I was like, "So soon?" The shot from the copter showed his acceleration. Amazing. Norwegians are cool.
That's why the [censored] weather on todays stage didn't bother him 😉
"... a day perfect for a Norwegian who loves the bad weather reminiscent of his native Norway. 26 year old Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) made it look easy in the final sprint as he powered to a two bike length win at the end of a difficult uphill final kilometre. "I like this weather", said Hushovd after his second Tour stage win. "The rain, the wind, the cold...it reminds me of home. I was happy all day." http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=results/stage8
To see the power and the final speed that that big Norwegian Thor Hushovd has is pretty remarkable. He came off the front of the thinning pack on that slight rise and just simply powered his way to, what became, a relatively easy win.
On a local scale yesterday Matt Svatek was a freight train for Adam, who sprinted for the win. This was after Mark McCormack led the chase to pull the break back with two to go. Hell of an effort by the break, hated to see them caught, but it set up a great , smart sprint. Matt just baffles me. That big, fast, and still climbs ok too. Bill C
