ingsve said:Thor Hushovd has always been regarded as a clean rider. I believe Jaan Kirsipuu once called him the only clean rider in the peloton in an Estonian newspaper. He came up under Roger Legeay in Credit Agricole which is in his favor I think. Ano
Kirsipuu did not say "in the peloton", he said: "Thor Hushovd is only top rider who is clean." This interview took place in 2007 and context was Zabel´s confession, so I am not sure did he mean top sprinters or top riders in general. In this interview Kirsipuu was ecpecially critical of Zabel, saying "I think that his whole career build on dope" and so on.