| Birth Day | January 18, 1978 |
| Birth Place | Norway |
| Age | 46 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Widely considered the greatest Norwegian Cyclist of all time.
He won the under-23 time trial world championship and the under-23 Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours events.
His nickname is "The God of Thunder".
His wife Susanne gave birth to their first child, Isabel, in 2009.
At the 2009 Tour de France, he won a green jersey for the points classification for the second time, ahead of Mark Cavendish.
