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Cadel Evans Signs Two-Year Extension With Silence-Lotto

Cadel Evans Signs Two-Year Extension With Silence-Lotto

BRUSSELS, Aug 27, 2008 (AFP) - Top Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has signed up with his Silence team for a further two seasons, the Belgian outfit said on Wednesday.
Evans finished second in the Tour de France for the second year in a row at the end of July having [...]

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  • An Injured Cadel Evans Probably Out Of Worlds
    August 13th, 2008

    Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to compete at the world championships this year after revealing the extent of his knee injury following the Olympic cycling time trial on Wednesday.
    After finishing 15th in the road race last Saturday, the Australian battled
    through the pain to finish a commendable fifth in the [...]

  • Aussie Coach Hopeful Of TT Medal Chances For Evans and Rogers
    August 12th, 2008

    BEIJING, Aug 12, 2008 (AFP) - Australian duo Michael Rogers and Cadel Evans
    can win medals in the men’s time trial on Wednesday if they ride to their
    capabilities, their head coach said Tuesday.
    “I can confidently say - and they’d have to be on their top form - if both
    of them are on [...]

  • Tour de France Runner-Up Cadel Evans Fit For Beijing Olympics
    August 4th, 2008

    BEIJING, Aug 4, 2008 (AFP) - Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has won his battle against injury and will take his place at the Olympics, Australian Olympic officials said Monday.
    The 31-year-old Australian star slipped on a wet floor last week in the aftermath of the Tour de France [...]

  • UCI Give Aussies Second Beijing Olympic Games Slot Amid Cadel Evans Fitness Battle
    August 2nd, 2008

    PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Saturday confirmed it has granted Australia a second starting place in the men’s Olympic road time trial with Cycling Australia saying it had gratefully accepted following discussions with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
    Cadel Evans was originally [...]

  • Injured Cadel Evans Withdraws From Olympic Time Trial
    July 30th, 2008

    PARIS, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Injured Australian cycling star Cadel Evans has pulled out of the time trial event at the Beijing Olympics, Cycling Australia said on Wednesday.
    The national federation added Evans slipped on a wet floor on Sunday night, in the aftermath of the Tour de [...]

  • Evans Relieved As Tour de France Ends and Beijing Olympics Begin
    July 28th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic
    road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon.
    For the immediate future, the 31-year-old wants to concentrate on winding
    down at the one-day criteriums which follow the end of the Tour de France -
    and then [...]

  • Lance Was Wrong, We Were Right. It Happens.
    July 28th, 2008

     Why Cadel Didn’t Win The Tour de France
    On July 12th, we published an article (see link below) laying out the reasons why Cadel Evans would lose the Tour de France.  Over following days, we had reason to sweat having gone out on a limb with such a prediction, because Cadel appeared awfully calm and under [...]

  • Cadel Evans Admits CSC Saxo Bank Simply Just Too Strong A Team
    July 26th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - The Tour de France, as Cadel Evans and every other yellow jersey contender likes to say, is never won in a day - but can be lost in a day.
    That day came for Evans on Saturday, when [...]

  • Schumacher Powers To Second TT Win
    July 26th, 2008

    SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed his second time trial victory from this year’s Tour de France when he dominated the 20th penultimate stage here on Saturday. Proving that he is a rider to be reckoned with when it comes to the art of the time trial. [...]

  • Carlos Sastre of Team CSC Saxo Bank On Verge Of Tour Triumph In Paris
    July 26th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre virtually wrapped up the Tour de France yellow jersey here Saturday after stunning victory favourite Cadel Evans in the penultimate stage time trial.
    Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed victory in the 53km race against the clock, [...]

  • Evans Has The Skills, But Sastre Has The Jersey
    July 26th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Rabobank team manager Erik
    Breukink is not alone in hoping for Australia’s Cadel Evans to have on off-day
    when the Tour de France’s 20th stage decides who wins the yellow jersey on
    Saturday.
    Carlos Sastre of the CSC team will go into the 53km [...]

  • Sastre Primed For Yellow Jersey Challenge
    July 25th, 2008

    MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - With the emergence of a new generation of potential champions, Carlos Sastre is well aware his chance to secure the Tour de France yellow jersey may be his last.
    The 33-year-old Spaniard goes into the penultimate stage time trial on Saturday with a [...]

  • Scott Sunderland Satisfied As Cadel Evans Fights To Beat Carlos Sastre
    July 25th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Scott Sunderland has spent three weeks trying to make sure compatriot Cadel Evans loses the Tour de France.
    Now Sunderland, a co-team manager with CSC, is preparing for the distinct possibility that Evans will upset his race [...]

  • Cadel Evans Tipped For Yellow Jersey Ahead Of TT Decider
    July 25th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    SAINT ETIENNE, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans has been tipped to overhaul his 1min 34sec deficit to Spanish rival Carlos Sastre ahead of their duel for the Tour de France yellow jersey in the final time trial on Saturday.
    Sastre, who rides [...]

  • Sastre’s Yellow Jersey Dream Gives O’Grady Goosebumps
    July 23rd, 2008

    ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Stuart O’Grady’s joy on what was another thrilling stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday could, if you’re a Cadel Evans fan, appear misplaced.
    But as the final day in the Alps witnessed two Aussies playing separate roles in [...]

  • Riis On A High As CSC Saxo Bank Dominate Tour de France
    July 23rd, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - It couldn’t have been a better day on the Tour de France for the Danish CSC team.
    All they need now to finish this year’s race in seventh heaven is for Australia’s Cadel Evans to have an [...]

  • Carlos Sastre Conquers Alpe d’Huez, Evans Remains In Contention
    July 23rd, 2008

    ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans succumbed to the dominance of CSC on a thrilling 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday when Spaniard Carlos Sastre took possession of the yellow jersey.
    However Evans, last year’s runner-up, could cause some last-gasp drama this [...]

  • Cadel Evans Heading Toward Yellow In Paris, But CSC Is Ready
    July 22nd, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The reputation of Australia’s Cadel
    Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France.
    After the second of two days in the Alps on Tuesday, Evans boosted his bid
    to win the race’s yellow jersey after surviving the CSC team’s wind-hit
    efforts [...]

  • Cadel Evans Holds His Own, But CSC Is Ready For The Yellow Jersey Battle
    July 22nd, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The Tour de France yellow jersey is set to be decided on the final alpine stage on Wednesday after a dramatic 16th stage here in which CSC failed to shake off Australia’s Cadel Evans.
    CSC’s race leader Frank [...]

  • Evans, Menchov, Vande Velde Consider Yellow Jersey Options
    July 21st, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this year.
    But with the yellow jersey up for grabs in the next two crucial days of racing, American [...]

  • Brotherly Ambitions Lead To Yellow Jersey Dream Team
    July 21st, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - According to their father, CSC duo Frank and Andy Schleck rarely talk of the sport that has put them into the global spotlight.
    But when they do get round to talking of their profession in the Schleck household, [...]

  • Cadel Evans Says Denis Menchov, Not CSC, Is His Biggest Threat
    July 21st, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank Schleck to his own yellow jersey pretensions.
    Instead, the Silence-Lotto team leader - who lost the lead to [...]

  • CSC Aims To Rip Cadel Evans Apart Leading Up To The Time Trial
    July 21st, 2008

    CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis doesn’t need to dig too deeply into his memory to know that the next two stages of the race will be crucial for his CSC team’s yellow jersey chances.
    For the man who ended the five-year [...]

  • CSC’s Alpine Attacks A Dilemma For Cadel Evans
    July 20th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans is bracing himself for a crucial two days of racing in the French alps after giving up the Tour de France yellow jersey here on Sunday.
    On the first day of three in the Alps [...]

  • Frank Schleck Of CSC Saxo Bank Takes The Yellow Jersey As Gerrans Wins Stage 15
    July 20th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after a thrilling 15th stage in the Alps which blew the race wide open.
    Australian Simon Gerrans, of the [...]

  • Cadel Evans Looking For Allies For The Alps
    July 20th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans has been poring over cycling’s history books as he prepares to put his yellow jersey on the line during three crucial days of climbing at the Tour de France.
    But the 31-year-old Aussie has [...]

  • Freire Ends Cav’s Run As Evans Looks To The Alps
    July 19th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain’s Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday.
    Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second [...]

  • Freire Takes Stage 14, Evans Retains Yellow Jersey
    July 19th, 2008

    DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck.
    [...]

  • Cadel Evans Wakes Silence-Lotto With A Call To Arms
    July 19th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    DIGNES-LES-BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - The sponsor of Cadel Evans’
    team on the Tour de France is known for products that allow noisy snorers to doze off and enjoy a good night’s sleep.
    But if there was ever a time the Australian needed his [...]

  • Cadel Evans Is Recovering In Time For Alps
    July 19th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - For someone who finished the runner-up
    by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking
    this year’s Tour de France one day at a time.
    And after his third day spent in the yellow jersey, the Australian is [...]

  • Cavendish Riding For Team Columbia Wins His Fourth Stage, Evans Still In Yellow
    July 18th, 2008

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth victory on the Tour de France here Friday after dominating another bunch sprint at the end of the 182.5km 13th stage from Narbonne to Nimes.
    Australian Cadel Evans retained the race leader’s yellow jersey ahead of
    Saturday’s 14th stage from here to Dignes-les-Bains at [...]

  • Cadel Evans Takes A Swipe At “Un-Tested” Sports
    July 17th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans has called on cycling’s detractors to take a long hard look at what is being done in the sport to clean up its image.
    For the second consecutive day the Tour de France was rocked [...]

  • Cadel Evans Mellow In Yellow As The Tour Catches Another Dope(r)
    July 16th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey on Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second doping positive control at the race.
    Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway beat Swiss Martin Elmiger [...]

  • Kurt Arvesen of CSC Saxo Bank Wins Stage 11 As Cadel Evans Remains In Yellow Jersey
    July 16th, 2008

    FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second doping positive control at the race.
    Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway beat Swiss Martin Elmiger and Alessandro Ballan of Italy to [...]

  • Stage 11 Preview & Predictions
    July 15th, 2008

    Cadel’s Fitness To Be Tested
    Coming off a well-needed rest day on Tuesday, the riders return on Wednesday to a testy stage of 167.5 kilometers, or about 120 miles, with an elevation profile that resembles your third cousin Dewey’s dental chart.
    The first 100km won’t provide any reason for riders to come off the back [...]

  • Evans Bathes In Yellow, But On Rocky Road To Paris
    July 15th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star - although there was at least one vital ingredient missing.
    “I don’t see any screaming girls here!” said the [...]

  • Silence May Not Be Golden For Cadel Evans, Says Valverde
    July 15th, 2008

    PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his Silence team, according to Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.
    Valverde virtually dropped out of the running for the race’s big prize on [...]

  • Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
    July 15th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend.
    But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis [...]

  • Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Can Hold Off The Threat Of The Big Teams, Says Team Manager
    July 14th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    HAUTACAM, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Silence-Lotto team manager Marc Sergeant believes Australia’s Cadel Evans has shown his rivals the tools that could land him an historic Tour de France yellow jersey in Paris.
    But the Belgian admitted after a thrilling 10th stage [...]

  • Interview With Cadel Evans After Stage 10 by Versus
    July 14th, 2008

    This Bicycle.net video is supplied by our friends by Versus.com
    Evans Shows Mettle
    By Phil Liggett
    Every one in the compound where we work at the finish line each day agreed: this was the best stage in a Tour de France in a very long time. No punches were pulled on the climb of the Col du Tourmalet [...]

  • Alejandro Valverde’s Yellow Jersey Dream Is A Nightmare
    July 14th, 2008

    HAUTACAM, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - Leading Spanish contender Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey suffered a huge blow on a thrilling second day of racing in the Pyrenees here Monday.
    Valverde, who began the day in sixth place overall at 1min 12sec behind [...]

  • Cadel Evans In Yellow As Piepoli Wins Tour’s 10th stage
    July 14th, 2008

    HAUTACAM, France, July 14, 2008 (AFP) - Title favourite Cadel Evans of Australia finally took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey here Monday after a thrilling end to the 10th stage.
    Italian Leonardo Piepoli of the Saunier Duval team won the 156km ride from Pau to here in the Pyrenees, which [...]

  • Cadel Evans Hunted As Prey As The Tour Heads To Hautacam
    July 13th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - No one would admit it after what proved to be a thrilling, but painful first day of climbing in the Pyrenees mountains on the Tour France.
    But more than one team manager will watching for signs of weakness [...]

  • Riccardo Ricco Rocks The Favorites As Evans Falls To A Crash
    July 13th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - Italian Riccardo Ricco recovered from a heavy crash on the race’s eighth stage to win the Tour de France ninth stage in spectacular fashion here on Sunday.
    Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen overcame a difficult first day in the Pyrenees [...]

  • Evans Recovers After Crashing On Tour’s Stage 9
    July 13th, 2008

    BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s yellow jersey favourite Cadel Evans skirted with disaster on Sunday after crashing during the Tour de France ninth stage.
    The 31-year-old did not appear seriously hurt and got back on a new bike to continue the race after crashing and apparently picking up [...]

  • Can Cadel Evans Pull Off A Feat Lance Never Faced? or, “Why Cadel Can’t Win This Year’s Tour”
    July 12th, 2008

    Watching the Tour thus far, it’s hard not to be impressed by Cadel Evans’ steady performance. That’s what people say when they think of him — steady, consistent, and strong. He can climb with anyone, he can time trial with the best, and his head is always in the game.
    Clever like [...]

  • Cadel Evans Keeps A Cool Head As Peloton Explodes
    July 11th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - There’s a golden rule in cycling which is usually respected. When the yellow jersey wearer needs a loo stop, the peloton usually slows down considerably to let him catch up.
    On Friday’s second day of climbing, that rule [...]

  • Sastre Down, But Looking Up To The Pyrenees
    July 10th, 2008

    SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre said he is looking ahead to the first Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees this Sunday after losing more ground in his bid to stay close to the yellow jersey.
    Sastre lost over a minute to Australia’s race favourite [...]

  • Cadel Evans Sits In Second As Kirchen Takes The Yellow
    July 10th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans kept his powder dry for the Tour de France’s first big Pyrenean battle this weekend with a solid sixth stage performance which moved him up to second place on Thursday.
    Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his [...]

  • Kirchen of Team Columbia In Yellow, As Ricco Wins Tour de France Stage 6
    July 10th, 2008

    SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece of Tour de France history by becoming the first Luxemburger in nearly 50 years to pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday.
    Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth stage, [...]

  • Cavendish Takes The Wind Out Of McEwen Sails
    July 9th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CHATEAUROUX, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Robbie McEwen’s bid to add to his impressive haul of wins on the Tour de France was kicked into touch by bad luck and a fast Team Columbia train, highlighting Hincapie and Kirchen on the longest stage of the race [...]

  • Kim Kirchen Has Thrown His Hat Into The Yellow Jersey Hunt
    July 9th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CHOLET, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde would normally be happy to wait for the Pyrenees stages this weekend before launching part two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
    However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first [...]

  • Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
    July 8th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
    Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...]

  • Cadel Evans Taking A Guarded Approach To The Yellow Jersey
    July 8th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - He might be small in height, but the imposing figure of a Belgian police inspector with magic hands could play a major role in Cadel Evans’ yellow jersey bid on the Tour de France.
    For the last five [...]

  • Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
    July 7th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans was reminded of just what
    it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic third stage here
    Tuesday which saw one of his potential rivals lose 38 seconds.
    On paper, Denis Menchov isn’t the Australian race favorite’s [...]

  • Team CSC Saxo Bank Defiant As Carlos Sastre Fears Time Trial Test
    July 7th, 2008

    NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - The first big test of the Tour de
    France for the yellow jersey contenders may be putting the fear of God into
    Carlos Sastre.
    But his manager at the CSC team, Denmark’s 1996 Tour winner Bjarne Riis,
    believes they will make up any time shortfall for their yellow [...]

  • Cadel Evans’ Silence Lotto Teammate Yaroslav Popovych Survives Stage 1 Crash
    July 5th, 2008

    PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych, one of race favourite Cadel Evans’ key teammates for the mountain stages, crashed in the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
    Popovych was one of several riders who hit the asphalt around 60km from the finish of [...]

  • Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
    July 4th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to some of the yellow jersey contenders out to topple race favourite Cadel Evans.
    The Australian will start the [...]

  • Cadel Evans Says No To Indurain Inspired Tour de France Bid
    July 4th, 2008

    BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to rely on his time trialling powers alone in his bid to win the yellow jersey on this year’s Tour de France.
    Evans came agonizingly close to becoming Australia’s first Tour champion in 2007 when [...]

  • Robbie McEwen Sees Alejandro Valverde Striking First Blow
    July 4th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - In terms of team bonding, Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen has done little to curry favor with team-mate Cadel Evans ahead of the Tour de France opener here Saturday.
    But given the bigger prize on offer at the end [...]

  • Yellow Jersey Within Reach Of Cadel Evans
    July 3rd, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans will saddle up as the Tour de France favorite this Saturday with a chance of making history
    - and settling some scores in the process.
    Evans came agonizingly close to winning the yellow jersey in 2007, [...]

  • Tour de France Chief Convinced That The Cheats Are On Their Way Out
    July 2nd, 2008

    by Jean Montois
    BREST, France, July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme is convinced this year’s race can take place without the numerous drug-tainted scandals that have left the event fighting for its credibility.
    The 95th edition of the world’s biggest bike race begins [...]

  • Cadel Evans & Alejandro Valverde Lead Race For Absent Tour de France Yellow Jersey
    July 1st, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    PARIS, June 27, 2008 (AFP) - The Tour de France is usually no stranger to controversy, and this year’s race could be no different in spite of the likely thrill of a two-man battle for the fabled yellow jersey.
    For the second year in a [...]

  • Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Gets Number One Bib For 2008 Tour de France
    June 30th, 2008

    PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Australian rider Cadel Evans of the Silence team has been handed the top bib of number one, traditionally reserved for the winner of previous year’s Tour de France or his team, organizers said Monday.
    Evans, runner-up in the 2007 Tour de France, has benefited [...]

  • Contador Predicts Cadel Evans Is Tour Favorite For Tour de France
    June 24th, 2008

    MADRID, June 24, 2008 (AFP) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has given cycling rival Cadel Evans a pre-race boost by predicting the Australian will win this year’s July 5-27 race.
    Contador, who recently won the Giro d’Italia despite a last-gasp invitation for his Astana team, will [...]

  • Cadel Evans’ Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid Puts McEwen In The Shadow
    June 16th, 2008

    Evans’ yellow jersey bid puts McEwen into the shade
    GOSSAU, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Robbie McEwen’s annual battle for the Tour de France green jersey has been delivered a blow before the start of next month’s race — by compatriot and team-mate Cadel Evans.
    Evans became Australia’s [...]

  • Silence-Loto Boosts Cadel Evans Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid
    June 13th, 2008

    MORZINE, France, June 13, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans’ bid to become the first Australian winner of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey has been given a boost, following his Silence team’s announcement of their roster for the race.
    Evans finished runner-up to Spaniard Alberto Contador by only 23secs last [...]