Atle Kvålsvoll
Atle Sturla Kvålsvoll (born 10 April 1962) is a Norwegian former professional road cyclist. He rode the Tour de France six times between 1988 and 1994, finishing four times. His best performance was in 1990, when he finished 26th[1] and contributed to Greg LeMond's winning the yellow jersey. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Atle Kvålsvoll in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1962 Trondheim, Norway |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1988–1992 | Z–Peugeot |
| 1993 | Subaru–Montgomery |
| 1994 | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca |
Kvålsvoll finished second in the American Tour DuPont in 1990, 1991 and 1992 and then finished 3rd in 1993. He also won a stage in 1991 and 1992.
Kvålsvoll is employed by the Norwegian sports organisation Olympiatoppen and was Thor Hushovd's coach.
In 2011 he has also accepted a role as directeur sportif for UCI Continental Team Plussbank Cervélo.
Major results
- 1984
- 2nd Overall Tour of Norway
- 1985
- 3rd Overall Tour of Sweden
- 4th Overall Tour of Norway
- 1st Stage 6
- 1987
- 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1988
- 3rd Duo Normand (with Olaf Lurvik)
- 5th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1989
- 1st Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 4th GP Ouest–France
- 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 9th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1990
- 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse
- 2nd Overall Tour de Trump
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1991
- 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2nd Overall Tour DuPont
- 1st Stage 6
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1992
- 2nd Overall Tour DuPont
- 1st Stage 6
- 4th Paris–Camembert
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 1993
- 3rd Overall Tour DuPont
- 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 30 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
DNF | 46 | 26 | DNF | 49 | — | 79 |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Tour de France official site: Atle Kvalsvoll". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- "Atle Kvålsvoll Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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