Cycling: Evans in contention for yellow jersey
Cadel Evans showed the extent of his bike handling skills in difficult conditions.
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 22nd, 2011.
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 22nd, 2011.