Atle Sturla Kvålsvoll (born 10 April 1962) is a Norwegian former professional
road cyclist
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. He rode the
Tour de France
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six times between 1988 and 1994, finishing four times. His best performance was in
1990
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, when he finished 26th
and contributed to
Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, entrepreneur, and anti-doping advocate. A two-time winner of the Road Race World Championship (1983 and 1989) and a three-time winner of the Tou ...
's winning the
yellow jersey
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History
Th ...
. He competed in the
individual road race event at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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.
Kvålsvoll finished second in the American
Tour DuPont
The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two years. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige ...
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
Olympiatoppen is an organisation that is part of Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports with responsibility for training Norwegian elite sport. Olympiatoppen is based at the Toppidrettssenteret between Norwegian Scho ...
and was
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of th ...
's coach.
In 2011 he has also accepted a role as
directeur sportif
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for UCI Continental Team
Plussbank Cervélo.
Major results
;1984
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Norway
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;1985
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Sweden
The Tour of Sweden (or Postgirot Open) was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ...
: 4th Overall
Tour of Norway
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::1st Stage 6
;1987
: 9th Overall
Tour of Sweden
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Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ...
;1988
: 3rd
Duo Normand
The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ...
(with
Olaf Lurvik
Olaf Lurvik (born 23 September 1963) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional between 1988 and 1991, and represented the teams Peugeot and Toshiba. In 1991, he was one of four Norwegians that entered the Tour de F ...
)
: 5th Overall
Tour du Limousin
Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC ar ...
;1989
: 1st Overall
Tour of Sweden
The Tour of Sweden (or Postgirot Open) was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ...
::1st Stage 4
: 2nd
Tour de Vendée
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: 4th
GP Ouest–France
: 9th Overall
Four Days of Dunkirk
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: 9th Overall
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ( en, Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...
;1990
: 1st Overall
Tour du Vaucluse
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Cav ...
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Trump
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: 3rd
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, National Road Championships
: 6th Overall
Tour de Suisse
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: 10th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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;1991
: 1st
Trophée des Grimpeurs
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: 2nd Overall
Tour DuPont
The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two years. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige ...
::1st Stage 6
: 9th Overall
Paris–Nice
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: 10th Overall
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ( en, Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...
;1992
: 2nd Overall
Tour DuPont
The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two years. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige ...
::1st Stage 6
: 4th
Paris–Camembert
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: 6th
La Flèche Wallonne
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The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
: 8th
Trophée des Grimpeurs
The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...
;1993
: 3rd Overall
Tour DuPont
The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two years. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige ...
: 8th
Trophée des Grimpeurs
The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
1962 births
Living people
Norwegian male cyclists
Cycling coaches
Olympic cyclists of Norway
Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Trondheim
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