Hushovd silences opposition

Norway’s Thor Hushovd claimed victory in the UCI Road World Championships road race in Geelong, Australia today.

Hushovd silences opposition
Sun, 03 Oct, 2010 - 11:26

Norway’s Thor Hushovd claimed victory in the UCI Road World Championships road race in Geelong, Australia today.

The 32-year-old won the 257.2-kilometre race from Melbourne to Geelong to claim the world champion’s rainbow jersey in a brutal event which saw 79 of the event’s 178 starters, including Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish, fail to finish.

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