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Cool Retro Album @ Peleton magazine

Evans in a bad@ss pink mapei kit, leading the Giro in 2002. FS

CADEL TAKES ROMANDIE

Photos via Steephill.tv

Cadel took the tour of Romandie over the weekend, taking the leaders jersey and the win through a teriffic individual TT on stage 4, holding of Tony Martin and Vino.

The win boosted Cadels ranking in the UCI World Tour Leader board, but Gilberts classics domination has him well on top. FS

CADEL TAKES TIRRENO - ADRIATICO

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One of his best wins yet! Congrats Cadel! FS

TIRRENO - ADRIATICO, CADEL GRIT!

Check the last 2km - Vid via World Cycling Channel

Cadel's look'n the goods early in the season leading the Tirreno-Adriatico into the final TT stage. Cadel cemented his lead with a brilliant ride on stage 6 smashing it up on the Madonna del Monte finishing climb.

The video of the last 2km of stage 6 (above) has to watched - Cadel fends of attacks left and right, from some quality ridders before smashing his rivals with some pure Aussie grunt! Watch at least the last 2km! So worthy!

Great to see BMC control the race and dictate the pace with Ballan and Hincapie providing good support for Cadel till the final climb. But that said Cadel's been holding off multiple attacks form team mates on Lampre and Liquigas exposed on the final climbs with no one else from BMC in that elite final climb finishing group. That said BMC did real well getting him to the final climb of st 6 and he showed thats all he needs!

On ya Del! Pic via Steephill.TV

In typical Cadel style he couldn't have looked more awkward in victory salute across the line. He's in need of a few victory salute repeats in the training program - and at the very least check this Cycling Tip's post - Victory salute like a PRO!

Check Wades's exert of an unpublished interview with Cadel on the subject of his World title low profile victory salute @ CyclingTips tirreno-adriatico-stage-6

Cadel pulling back Scarponi on Stage 4. Pic via Steephill.TV

Also so impressed with Evan's epic push to the line on stage 4 to minimise losses after Scarponi's well timed attack. If you liked the stage 6 video, check the stage 4 finish, Cadel's effort to drag back Scarponi = true grit! Stage 4 video @WCC.youtube

I love Italian race's, pure hard man racing, long stages, gnarly little back country roads, finishing on sharp little climbs, 16-19% steep cobbled finishes, smoking hot podium girls, and a certain sense of disorganisation and unpolished coverage! So Euro, so Italian, so rad! FS

Thanks to Eurosport via Foxtel for the TV coverage each night + highlights on the Eurosportnews channel, and the World Cycling Channel for the youtube packages, and Steephill.TV for there total package - best bits of the web - videos, previews, pics, news reports. As always thanks Cycling Tips for all your content.

CADEL FILES

EVANS CONFIRMED FOR TOUR

Cadel Evans's gamble to sign with BMC paid off as the world champion's team were picked by organisers to take part in this year's Tour de France.

BMC are one of 22 teams that will start the race on July 3 in Rotterdam, along with seven-times champion Lance Armstrong's RadioShack and Briton Bradley Wiggins's Team Sky.

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