Tour de France Tours Spyns 2011: Cadel Evans...a Favourite?

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Classic Cadel Evans...giving it his
all. I'm rooting for you...kind of.

Loyal follows to this blog know that I don't pull any punches when it comes to Cadel Evans. The Aussie is accident prone, quick to anger, and espouses an "all or nothing" riding style completely in contrast to Lance Armstrong's mnemonic type of pedaling. But Evans is clearly what my dad always referred to as "a 10 year overnight success." Now Evans finds himself in the strange position of favourite in the upcoming pro races. We are just 4 months away from the Spyns 2011 Tour de France tours and I ask: can Cadel finally win the yellow jersey?

The competition is stiff with Contador, Schleck, and Cavendish to name a few. Spyns former clients recall that Evans finished second not once but twice in previous Tours de France. At the conclusion of the 2010 Tour de France, you may have thought Cadel Evans was burnt out and on the decline. But the “Little Aussie Battler” fights on. With early season form showing he is not done yet, does our man have one final push left in his legs? Following his win in the Tirreno-Adriatico, Cadel has Australians dreaming once more.

With Alberto Contador’s immediate future still unclear and Andy Schleck struggling for form, the outspoken Evans may have one final say before the next generation of stars begin emerging.
There is no denying he will be an outside shot, but there is something that Cadel has in him that you will not find anywhere else in professional cycling. He has the will and determination that finds him that little bit extra when all is seemingly lost. It is safe to say that many in Europe will have him returning to outsider status once again this year. However, readers are reminded that two of Cadel’s best Tour performances have come when he was not listed among the favourites. Many may not like him but to many Down Under he is a hero – a man who apologised to Australia for finishing second in the world’s toughest sporting event; a man who has done so much for the sport in his native Australia.

This is an apology of sorts and in a way I'm rooting for Cadel to win in Paris this summer...if not to keep the evil Contador at bay.


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