Time Up His Sleeve - But Evans Faces Fight of His Life
22 July 2008 | 18:47
Did you all enjoy the Tour de France rest day? I can only imagine how many thousands of zombies showed up late for work in Australia following Simon Gerrans’ ride into the history books in the wee hours of the morning.
Cadel Evans looks ready for glory
20 July 2008 | 13:00
The moment has finally arrived! Over the course of the next three days it is likely the victor in the 2008 Tour de France will emerge from among the towering peaks of the French / Italian Alps.
Intermission in the all-action drama
16 July 2008 | 8:45
Ten stages down and we’ve almost thumbed our way through half of the Tour de France race book for 2008. It’s all happened so fast I can hardly remember the start in wet and windy Brittany – especially given the high drama of the past two days as Cadel Evans’ stocks plummeted then shot back up to record levels.
11 July 2008 | 17:57
The Tour de France is one of the world's greatest sporting events but even I didn't know how good it was until I followed Australian star Stuart O'Grady during his 30km time trial in Stage 4.
08 July 2008 | 11:45
Howabout that! One Frenchman is wearing the yellow jersey and another is celebrating the most magnificent of stage wins.
No yellow but Cadel's fate is in safe hands
06 July 2008 | 22:24
One stage down and Alejandro Valderve wears the yellow jersey. A fine first-up showing by the Spaniard and it sets the stage for a captivating battle on this lap of France.
05 July 2008 | 12:07
Welcome to the Grand Depart for Le Tour 2008! Brest, a quaint fishing port at France’s western-most point feels a little like Victor Harbour – one of the traditional stage finishes for the Tour Down Under. Right now on Friday it’s raining, cold and windy. If the conditions persist, Saturday looks set to be a long, nervous day in the saddle for the protagonists as the peloton sweeps its way along the narrow winding roads of coastal Brittany.
Joining SBS’s Tour de France online blogging team for the first time in 2008 is our finish-line reporter John Flynn. An experienced cycling journalist, this is John’s third time covering The Tour for SBS.
John Flynn
Last Updated: 28 Jul 02:59 (AET)
1 |
Carlos SASTRE |  |
CSC | 87:52:52 | |
2 |
Cadel EVANS |  |
SIL | 87:53:50 | |
3 |
Bernhard KOHL |  |
GST | 87:54:05 | |
4 |
Denis MENCHOV |  |
RAB | 87:55:02 | |
5 |
Christian VANDEVELDE |  |
TSL | 87:55:57 |
Jersey Holders See all Standing
28 July 2008 | 16:42
Now that the Tour de France is over and my celebrity is going through the roof (cough), I think I may put in a call to Serge Borlée, Cadel Evans's hulking bodyguard. I'm gonna be needing some protection from the cycling groupies. They're a persistent mob.
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