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Cadel Evans Tipped For Yellow Jersey Ahead Of TT Decider

Cadel Evans Tipped For Yellow Jersey Ahead Of TT Decider

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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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’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 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Luxemburgers Go To War Over Tour’s Yellow Jersey
    July 11th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - The first skirmishes in the battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey left damage in their wake during the tumultuous seventh stage to here on Friday.
    But the biggest souvenir from the second day of climbing in [...]

  • Fourth Place for Fränk Schleck in Super-Besse
    July 10th, 2008

    [10.07 17:33] Fränk Schleck took a fourth place in the 195-kilometer sixth stage of Tour de France, which began in Aigurande and finished with two category-2 climbs the last of which was in Super-Besse.
    Riccardo Ricco (Saunier Duval) won the stage ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) and Team CSC Saxo Bank was well represented at [...]

  • Schleck Brothers Make The Tour de France An Historic Family Affair
    July 4th, 2008

    by Justin Davis
    BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg brothers Andy and Frank Schleck are set to make a little piece of cycling history when they saddle up for the Tour de France with big ambitions for the race here on Saturday.
    Both riders are part [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Schleck Brothers Behind Luxembourg Victory
    June 29th, 2008

    [29.06 18:50] After a strong effort by Andy Schleck, big brother Fränk Schleck on Sunday won the Luxembourg Road Race Championship for the third time in his career.
    “Andy was alone up front for about 50 kilometers, which meant especially Kim Kirchen (High Road) and Benoït Joachim (Astana) had to work hard to reel him in, [...]