Cycling: Evans in contention for yellow jersey

PINEROLO: Cadel Evans showed the extent of his bike handling skills in difficult conditions for the second day in a row to stay well in contention for the Tour de France yellow jersey. But while the thrills of stage 17 came on an eight-kilometre long technical descent which had rival Alberto Contador attacking, it is the Australian’s ability to climb at a higher altitude than he did in the Pyrenees that will soon come under scrutiny.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 22^nd, 2011.