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• 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 [...]

• Alpe d’Huez Can Do The Damage For Schleck’s Tour Rivals
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France Wednesday.
  CSC rider Schleck began the 16th stage here Tuesday with the yellow jersey and a 07sec lead [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]