LOURDES, France (AP) — Norwegian sprint specialist Thor Hushovd showed his climbing abilities by winning Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France, overtaking Frenchman Jeremy Roy near the end after making up time on the downhill finish.
Roy thought he had clinched the first Tour stage win of his career by attacking at the foot of the huge climb to Col d'Aubisque, but he did not have a big enough gap to hold off Hushovd and David Moncoutie, who overtook Roy near the line and finished second.
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