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| Evans Riding in the 2010 Tour de France |
The Australian raced with Team BMC earlier this year but has not been named in the team's seven-man squad for the 2011 edition. 2008 world champion Alessandro Ballan will spearhead the team, but there will still be an Australian presence with new recruit Tim Roe set to compete in the race. The 21-year-old rode for the UniSA team in this year's Tour Down Under and then raced with Lance Armstrong's Trek Livestrong U23 group before signing with BMC.
"Many cycling fans will remember Tim from the 2010 race, where he rode for Team UniSA and came 13th overall in the Cycle Instead Young Rider category, really proving himself as a young cycling talent," race director Mike Turtur said. "Having spent the past year riding with Lance Armstrong's Trek Livestrong Under-23 Team, it will be interesting to see how Roe has developed as a rider."
I say Tim Schmim! Bring back Cadel because the man injects so much drama into his Tour de France performances. I've rarely seen anyone ride as "balls-out" as Evans and when he's not on a bike, he's either crying in front of or yelling at the media. It's bliss in a world of doe-eyed European riders like Rasmussen and Schleck. Cadel strikes me as the kind of guy who would be quite at home blind-dog drunk at an Aussie rules rugby game. His country needs him and so does the 2011 Tour de France. Vive Cadel!
The Tour Down Under begins on January 16 and will be raced in Adelaide and regional South Australia. This is apparently to be Lance Armstrong's very last professional race before George Foreman-like retirement. Get me a Lance Armstrong grill! Sadly, Cadel is not well-liked in his native Australia. In fact the only Australian I know who likes Cadel is Spyns' very own customer service rep Vicky Johnstone.
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