Personal Life
He is married to Chiara Passerini, an Italian pianist and music teacher whom he met at the end of 2002. Evans proposed to her in 2005, after his first Tour de France. In January, 2012, the couple adopted their son Robel, who had been abandoned on the streets of Shashamane, Ethiopia at the age of six months.
His great-grandfather was from Wales, and Evans was named "Cadel" in honour of three Welsh kings.
Evans' first cousin is Australian London 2012 Paralympian Matthew Haanappel
Evans has stated that it was his early years growing up in Armidale, New South Wales that were the inspiration for his cycling career.
His current Australian home is in the seaside town of Barwon Heads, Victoria, about 100 km south-west of Melbourne. He resides in Stabio, Switzerland when in Europe.
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