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When I was just a wee lad I would watch Peanuts and often wonder how it was possible that Charlie Brown wore the same yellow shirt day after day. It seemed weird, if not stinky. Well, it seems like Thor Hushovd has a little bit of good ol’ Chuck in him these days, for tomorrow he will pull on the Tour de France’s yellow leader’s jersey for an amazing fifth straight day.
Although wearing the leader’s jersey for five days is remarkable in its own right, what makes it even more special is how Thor has ridden while in yellow. Generally, a Tour leader is content to simply sit behind his teammates and let them do the work of marking moves and chasing down the day’s breakaway, and this is especially so during the first week of the race. That’s not Thor’s style, though.
After riding like a maniac in the team time-trial to gain the jersey in Stage 2, Thor then played the role of ultimate teammate, leading out Tyler Farrar to set up Garmin’s second stage win in as many days.
- Posted by:
- Eric
- Category:
- Team Clif Bar

