Evans would be the first to suggest that a lot of excess baggage has now been removed from his world.
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Video of the Day: Cadel Evans wins the Tour
If you didn’t catch it early this morning, watch Cadel Evans as he stands on the top of the winner’s podium for the Tour de France and draps himself in the Australian flag to hear compatriot Tina Arena sing the national anthem.
Cadel Evans, you beauty
All hail Cadel! This morning’s papers across the nation were a victorious hue of yellow as Cadel Evan’s historic Tour de France victory edged out the death of Amy Winehouse to command the lead, writes Leigh Josey.
Cadel’s moment of truth: Crikey guide to final stages of the Tour
As this week progressed, the Australian cycling commentariat has been anticipating that Cadel Evans would be delivering us an “America’s Cup moment”.
World Cup: SBS can’t kick tainted World Cup habit
SBS will still show World Cup matches even if recent allegations of bribery and vote buying are proved against FIFA, writes Luke Miller, blogger at Idle Senate Speculation.
Third win just as sweet for Contador
Spanish rider Alberto Contador was able to rise to the challenge and win his third Tour de France on Sunday, in one of the most dangerous tours in the race’s history.
100 years of ’3D’ Tour de France
In 1910 the Tour de France entered the Pyrenees for the first time, giving the race a ‘third dimension’. In the 100 years since, the infamous mountain range has provided many of the Tour’s greatest moments, writes Alasdair Fotheringham.
No butts about it, the Tour is delivering drama
Overnight Mark Renshaw led out his teammate Mark Cavendish to win the stage. Unfortunately the tour’s organisers reckon Renshaw headbutted Kiwi Julian Dean on the run to the finish and have disqualified him from the race, writes Bob Gosford.
Mountains hammer Armstrong: new rumours may repeat the dose
“Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail,” Lance Armstrong said after a grueling Tour de France ride. Doping allegations are continuing to hammer the champion, says Bob Gosford.
The Tour de France Open Thread
With the World Cup final looming you could be forgiven for going to bed early last night, however if you did you missed a great stage in the French Alps. The big news was seeing Cadel Evans pull on the yellow jersey, writes Tom Cowie.
PHOTO GALLERY: The Tour as told by crashes
You wouldn’t usually think of cycling as a blood sport, but this photo gallery of crashes and injuries from this year’s Tour de France is quite a gruesome affair.
Daily Proposition: Watch le Tour from the comfort of le couch
Despite the sport of cycling being plagued by countless doping scandals, few would argue that the Tour de France is one of the world’s toughest sporting events. So settle on the couch.
Tour de France: Contador and Cavendish are crowned the kings of Paris
While ultimately the day belonged to Alberto Contador, the Paris finale offered a fitting stage for Bathurst’s Mark Renshaw to come a brilliant second to Britain’s Mark Cavendish.
Cycling winning the war against drugs
The Tour de France reached such a nadir in the 2006-08 period that something had to be done about the mainly older generation of cheats, says Brendan Gallagher. Now, there are reasons to feel positive.
A final tour of the Tour de France
From sulkiest rider to most unusual press freebie, Alasdair Fotheringham looks at the things that made this year’s Tour de France buzz.
Tour de France: Evans falters as Contador steams ahead
For Australia’s cycling cheer squad, the extent of Cadel Evans’ demise has come as a genuine shock. So how did Australia’s golden boy from a genuine yellow jersey chance to 12th place?
The agony of the Tour de France (and middle-aged cyclists)
While Julius Caesar feared the Ides of March, for those of us lucky enough to live with a cyclist, it is the whole month of July that we dread.
Lance v Alberto: Tour de France tension is climbing
The most tense spot on the Tour right now is within the Astana team. With stage 17 of the Tour de France ended — won by Frank Schleck — Lance Armstrong has again slammed his team leader Alberto Contador.
Tonight the Tour de France surely ignites?
Tonight’s brute of a 223km stage of La Grande Boucle offers any rider outside the Astana team their first realistic moment of truth since the Trans France Express took control of the race on just the fourth day.
Tour De France: Bastille Day offers palace plots and intrigues
What could be more French than on Bastille Day for the Tour De France to wake up all kinds of political machinations thick in the air.
Aussies prang as Tour de Lance invades Andorra
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for Australia in the Tour De France…
Tour de France: sport’s ultimate enfant terrible faces doping chaos
The Tour de France is now beset by more drug controversies in its lead-up than ever before.
Tour de France winner’s cancer to ignite drugs debate?
Fignon’s cancer is bound to reignite debate about the potential grave medical consequences from the taking of performance enhancing drugs, writes Ross Stapleton.
Colombian cyclists carving up the world circuit
A bicycle race in Bogota, Colombia, can involve charging through a crime-ridden slum, swerving down potholed streets to avoid drunken men and being chased by dogs. It’s not quite the Tour de France, but…
How to win the Tour de France, part two
Ever wondered how the Tour de France works. Here is the second in a two part series on how the great race is run and won. By freelance journalist Nahum Ayliffe.
