Cadel Evans like Ian Botham
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What is it now stage 16… look at the rankings.. Cadel Evans 3rd overall 6th on points and 5th in the mountains. Now that’s impressive….and if he had the support of a team like Europcar or Garmin!!!!!
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Overall general classification: 1. Thomas Voeckler (Fra - Europcar) 65hrs 24mins 34secs, 2. Frank Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 1min 49secs, 3. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 2mins 6secs, 4. Andy Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 2mins 15secs, 5. Ivan Basso (Ita - Liquigas-Cannondale) 3mins 16secs, 6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) 3mins 44secs, 7. Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank-SunGard) 4mins, 8. Damiano Cunego (Ita - Lampre-ISD) 4mins 1secs, 9. Thomas Danielson (US - Garmin-Cervelo) 5mins 46secs, 10. Kevin de Weert (Bel -Quick Step) 6mins 18secs.
Points classification: 1. Mark Cavendish (GB - HTC-Highroad) 319 points, 2. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa - Movistar) 282pts, 3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 248pts, 4. Thor Hushovd (Nor - Garmin-Cervelo) 192pts, 5. André Greipel (Ger - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 170pts, 6. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 159pts, 7. Tyler Farrar (US - Garmin-Cervelo) 141pts, 8. Mickaël Delage (Fra - FDJ) 122pts, 9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor - Team Sky) 105pts, 10. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita - Lampre-ISD) 96pts.
Mountains classification: 1. Jelle Vanendert (Bel - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 74pts, 2. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi) 72pts, 3. Jérémy Roy (Fra - FDJ) 45pts, 4. Andy Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 28pts, 5. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 26pts, 6. Frank Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 24pts, 7. Johnny Hoogerland (Hol - Vacansoleil-DCM) 22pts, 8. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra - Quick Step) 20pts, 9. Sandy Casar (Fra - FDJ) 19pts, 10. Geraint Thomas (GB - Team Sky) 18pts.
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Overall general classification: 1. Thomas Voeckler (Fra - Europcar) 65hrs 24mins 34secs, 2. Frank Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 1min 49secs, 3. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 2mins 6secs, 4. Andy Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 2mins 15secs, 5. Ivan Basso (Ita - Liquigas-Cannondale) 3mins 16secs, 6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) 3mins 44secs, 7. Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank-SunGard) 4mins, 8. Damiano Cunego (Ita - Lampre-ISD) 4mins 1secs, 9. Thomas Danielson (US - Garmin-Cervelo) 5mins 46secs, 10. Kevin de Weert (Bel -Quick Step) 6mins 18secs.
Points classification: 1. Mark Cavendish (GB - HTC-Highroad) 319 points, 2. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa - Movistar) 282pts, 3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 248pts, 4. Thor Hushovd (Nor - Garmin-Cervelo) 192pts, 5. André Greipel (Ger - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 170pts, 6. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 159pts, 7. Tyler Farrar (US - Garmin-Cervelo) 141pts, 8. Mickaël Delage (Fra - FDJ) 122pts, 9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor - Team Sky) 105pts, 10. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita - Lampre-ISD) 96pts.
Mountains classification: 1. Jelle Vanendert (Bel - Omega Pharma-Lotto) 74pts, 2. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi) 72pts, 3. Jérémy Roy (Fra - FDJ) 45pts, 4. Andy Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 28pts, 5. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 26pts, 6. Frank Schleck (Lux - Leopard-Trek) 24pts, 7. Johnny Hoogerland (Hol - Vacansoleil-DCM) 22pts, 8. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra - Quick Step) 20pts, 9. Sandy Casar (Fra - FDJ) 19pts, 10. Geraint Thomas (GB - Team Sky) 18pts.
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Evans has been very comfortable so far in the first two weeks, but I have a nagging feeling that something may go a miss for him this week and he'll have a bad day. Hope not though as I'd be very pleased if he won it.
He's been supported by BMC very well so far (IMO)
Have barely seen Big George at all this Tour (not that I expected to see him on the big climbs).
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