Crédit Agricole scored a nice total of seven individual wins in the 2006 ProTour. A very good result, but there was only one man who was able to claim those wins: Norwegian powerhouse Thor Hushovd. That makes the 2006 result a little less shiny. Despite of a number of good riders it is the Norwegian who has to defend the teams honour.


And so he did. He made his stand in the Tour by wearing the yellow jersey, winning the prologue and finishing his tour with the final stage win at the Champs Elysées. Besides excelling in the Tour he also delivered great work in the Vuelta, Gent-Wevelgem, Da...