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by Justin DAVIS NAPLES, Italy, May 03, 2013 (AFP) - Penpix of favourites for the Giro d'Italia winner's pink jersey: Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) As the reigning Tour de France champion, Wiggins has earned the right to be labelled the man to beat in the race for the Giro's pink jersey. Strong in the mountains, especially with teammates like Sergio Luis Henao and Kanstantsin … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney participated in Thursday's official pre-race press conference for the Giro d'Italia. The two will be joined by teammates Adam Blythe, Steve Cummings, Klaas Lodewyck, Steve Morabito, Daniel Oss, Ivan Santaromita and Danilo Wyss in the three-week race, which begins Saturday. Evans spoke about his outlook for his return to the race for the first … [Read more...]
Critérium International may only be two days and three stages long, but defending champion Cadel Evans is treating it as a dress rehearsal of sorts for the Tour de France. Time Trial Always Important The race that begins Saturday will likely be the only one Evans races with teammate Tejay van Garderen before the Tour de France. "Therefore, it's really important for both of us, as it is … [Read more...]
NAZARETH, Belgium, Jan 11, 2013 - Australia's former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans insisted on Friday that he was still capable of competing at the highest level in 2013 despite his 36th birthday fast approaching. Evans, who managed only seventh on last year's Tour, believes he will still be a force to be reckoned with as the year unfolds with his BMC team. "The leaders of … [Read more...]
SYDNEY, Oct 22, 2012 - Australia's Tour de France winner Cadel Evans has acknowledged meeting a doctor at the center of an international cycling scandal, but said they never discussed doping. Evans, 35, who won last year's Tour de France, said he spoke to Michele Ferrari in 2000 and has had no contact with the Italian since then. Ferrari has been handed a lifetime ban by the … [Read more...]
Cadel Evans will not compete again the remainder of the 2012 season in order to rest a sore right knee that forced his withdrawal from the USA Pro Challenge last month, the BMC Racing Team announced Tuesday. Doctor's Assessment BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa said testing done last week on the 2011 Tour de France champion revealed no damage to his knee and no lingering … [Read more...]
A suspected low grade infection may force Cadel Evans to cut short his season, BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa announced Monday. Will Undergo Testing After racing at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado, Evans will return to Europe to undergo testing in Milan this week for what the BMC Racing Team medical staff believes may be an off-and-on low grade infection. "Despite his … [Read more...]
LONDON, July 30, 2012 - Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has been ruled out of the Olympic time trial due to fatigue, Cycling Australia announced Sunday. Evans, Australia's first world champion in 2009 and first yellow jersey winner in 2011, endured a torrid campaign on the recent Tour de France finishing well behind British champion Bradley Wiggins. He completed the … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 23, 2012 (AFP) - BMC team manager Jim Ochowicz has played down suggestions that the team sent to defend Cadel Evans' 2011 Tour de France title was not up to the job. But the evidence, after Bradley Wiggins led a rare 1-2 for Team Sky to leave Evans nearly 16 minutes off the pace, suggests the American-Swiss outfit will be going back to the drawing … [Read more...]
PARIS, July 22, 2012 (AFP) - A look at how the pre-race yellow jersey favorites fared on the 99th edition of the Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) Wiggins' 10-second advantage over Cadel Evans in the opening prologue was slim, but a sign of what was to come. The first hilltop finish on stage seven saw Wiggins take the yellow jersey when he finished behind teammate … [Read more...]