Australian will also miss Tour Down UnderCadel Evans (BMC) has
announced that he will forgo the Giro d’Italia in 2011 in order to focus
his energies on the Tour de France. The Australian also said that he
will skip the Tour Down Under and begin next season in March at
Tirreno-Adriatico.
While Evans’ 2010 Tour was ultimately compromised
by the fractured elbow he sustained on stage 8 of the race, he also
acknowledged that he had also paid a high price for his efforts at the
Giro, where he finished 5th. His 2011 preparation will thus be pitched
towards reaching July in top form. Evans’ late start to the season means
that he will not participate in the Tour Down Under and he confessed
that he still harbours ambitions of winning the Tour de France. He
finished second in both the 2007 and 2008 Tours, missing out on overall
victory by less than a minute on each occasion.
