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Cadel Evans

Key Stats

Nationality: Australian
Born: February 14, 1977
Hometown: Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Height: 5-foot-7
Weight: 150 pounds
Strengths: A solid time trialist and consistently strong climber makes Evans one of the peloton's most formidable stage racers.
Turned Pro: 2001 (formerly pro MTB)

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2nd overall, Tour de France 2008
1st overall, UCI ProTour 2007
2nd overall, Tour de France 2007
1st overall Tour de Romandie 2006
2008
Stage win, Ruta del Sol
Stage win, Paris-Nice
Stage win, Coppi e Bartali
1st overall, Coppi e Bartali
2nd overall, Tour de France

2007
1st, UCI ProTour
1st, Test Event Beijing 2008 (ITT)
2nd overall, Tour de France
2nd overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
4th overall, Vuelta a España
4th overall, Tour de Romandie
6th, Giro di Lombardia
7th overall, 2007 Paris-Nice

2006
1st overall Tour de Romandie (Stage 5 win)
4th Overall, Tour de France

2005
Stage win, Tour of Germany
8th overall, Tour de France

2004
1st overall, Wiesbauer Tour

2002
Stage win, Tour Down Under
1st, Settimane Ciclista Bergamasca
Stage win UNIQA Classic
1st, Manchester ITT

2001
1st overall Tour of Austria (stage 2 win)
1st, Giro del Brixia
1st overall, Tour de Lausanne (2 stage wins)

1999
1st Mountain bike World Cup

1998
1st Mountain bike World Cup

Biography

Evans is also a product of the Australian Institute of Sport, beginning his career as pro mountain bike racer in the 1990s. He moved to the road in the early 2000’s and has developed into one of the world’s best stage racers, locking up second overall in the 2008 and 2007 Tours de France and also wrapping up the '07 ProTour title.