Major Results
- 1999
- 1st, Mountain Bike World Champion (cross-country)
- 2002
- 1st, Giro dell'Emilia
- 1st Stage 4, Tour of Burgos
- 2003
- 7th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 7
- 2004
- 1st Stage 6, Dauphiné Libéré
- 14th Overall, Tour de France
- 3rd King of Mountains Classification
- Combativity Award, Stage 13, Stage 15
- 2005
- 7th Overall, Tour de France
- 1st King of Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 9
- Combativity Award, Stage 9
- 2006
- 18th Overall, Tour de France
- 1st King of Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 16
- Combativity award, Stage 16
- 2007
- Tour de France:
- 1st, Stage 8, Stage 16
- Combativity Award, Stage 8
- Maillot Jaune Stage 8–16
- Withdrawn from the race after stage 16 while still leading general classification
- 2009
- 6th Overall, Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional
- 1st, Prologue Time Trial
- Leader Prologue,Stage 1–2
- 2011
- 8th Overall, GP Herning
- 8th Overall, Himmerland Rundt
- 4th Overall, Tour of Norway
- 2nd Overall, Tour de Serbie
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Serbie
- 4th Overall, Brixia Tour
- 2012
- 1st Ringerike GP
- 3rd Overall, Tour of China I
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