Cadel Evans
Grand Tours
- Tour de France
- General Classification (2011)
- 2 Individual Stages (2007, 2011)
- Giro d'Italia
- Points Classification (2010)
- 1 Individual Stage (2010)
Stage Races
- Critérium International (2012)
- Tour of Austria (2001, 2004)
- Tour de Romandie (2006, 2011)
- Tirreno–Adriatico (2011)
- Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (2008)
Single-Day Races and Classics
- World Road Race World Champion (2009)
- La Flèche Wallonne (2010)
| Competitor for Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road bicycle racing | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 2002 Manchester | Road Race |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2009 Mendrisio | Elite Men's Road Race |
10 June 2012
Cadel Lee Evans (/kəˈdɛl/; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. He is the first Australian to win the Tour. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Evans turned to full-time road cycling in 2001, and gradually progressed through the ranks. He finished second in the 2007 and 2008 Tours de France. He became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour (2007) and the UCI Road World Championships in 2009. Finally, he won the Tour de France in 2011, riding for BMC Racing Team, after two Tours riddled with bad luck. At age 34, he was among the five oldest winners in the race's history.
Read more about Cadel Evans: Early Life, Personal Life, Career Highlights
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“I sometimes think when I’m on the stage “What do they mean? Is this great, what I’m doing now?””
—Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)