![Cadel Evans with the bothers Schleck on Flickr.Via Flickr:
Cadel Lee Evans (/kəˈdɛl/,[2] born 14 February 1977) is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. In early career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, first riding for the Diamondback MTB team, then for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men’s cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Evans turning to full-time road cycling in 2001, and gradually progressed through ranks. He ended up second in 2007 and 2008 Tours de France. He became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour (2007) and the UCI Road World Championships in 2009. Finally, he won the Tour de France in 2011, riding for BMC Racing Team, after two Tours riddled with bad luck.[3] At 34, he was among five oldest winners in the race’s history.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlntjQ0Py1qzwmjio1_500.jpg)
Cadel Evans with the bothers Schleck on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
Cadel Lee Evans (/kəˈdɛl/,[2] born 14 February 1977) is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. In early career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, first riding for the Diamondback MTB team, then for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men’s cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Evans turning to full-time road cycling in 2001, and gradually progressed through ranks. He ended up second in 2007 and 2008 Tours de France. He became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour (2007) and the UCI Road World Championships in 2009. Finally, he won the Tour de France in 2011, riding for BMC Racing Team, after two Tours riddled with bad luck.[3] At 34, he was among five oldest winners in the race’s history.
