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Cadel Evans was born
Cadel was born on the 14th February 1977 at the Katherine Hospital, Katherine, in the Northern Territory (Australia). -
Started Competition
Cadel Evans was part of the Australian Institute of Sport team from 1994-1999. -
Summer Olympics
Evans came 7th in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney -
Road Cycling
Before turning to road cycling in 2001, Evans was a champion mountain biker -
UCI Pro Tour
In 2007 he became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour. -
UCI Road World Championships
He won the UCI Road World Championships cycling event on 27 September 2009 in Mendrisio, Switzerland, the first Australian to do so. -
Tour De France
He won the event in 2011 -
Coming second and most finishes
He has the highest Tour de France finishes for an Australian, coming second in 2007 and 2008.