Thor Hushovd could not compete with Jens Voigt and was beat by Tyler Farrar in the race for second place in Tour de California, but still earned a spot on the podium.Hushovd raced against Peter Sagan and won the last place on the podium for this stage of the race. It was also the Norwegian's best placement in the race so far, after previously being in sixth and seventh place.
His chance to win Thursday's stage, however, was lost when German veteran Jens Voigt (41) raced ahead of the group five kilometres from the finish line, and kept his lead until the end of the race.
The race will be completed on Sunday. Hushovd is in 90th place in the overall standings.
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The photo above is not from Thursday's race
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