Atle Kvålsvoll Explained
| Atle Kvålsvoll |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Trondheim, Norway |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1988–1992 |
| Proyears2: | 1993 |
| Proyears3: | 1994 |
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]
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 GrimpeursGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Tour de France official site: Atle Kvalsvoll . 13 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509221947/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/fr/4919.html . 9 May 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Atle Kvålsvoll Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/atle-kvalsvoll-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 May 2015 . Sports Reference.
