Evans ruled out of Olympic time trial
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Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has been ruled out of the Olympic time trial due to fatigue, Cycling Australia announced Sunday.
Evans, Australia’s first world champion in 2009 and first yellow jersey winner in 2011, endured a torrid campaign on the recent Tour de France finishing well behind British champion Bradley Wiggins.
He completed the men’s 250 km road race on Saturday, but doctors confirmed the 35-year-old Australian was not fit to take part in Wednesday’s race against the clock.
“Cadel Evans will not compete in the Men’s Individual Time Trial event,” said a Cycling Australia statement said.
“He has been seen by the Cycling doctor Dr Mark Fisher and Olympic Team Medical Director Dr Peter Baquie, and they have confirmed he is fatigued and will not recover in time for Wednesday.”
The statement added Evans will not be replaced, meaning Michael Rogers — a former three-time world champion in the discipline — will be Australia’s only representative in the race.
Wiggins will line up as one of the favourites for the time trial, alongside Swiss Fabian Cancellara and Germany’s Tony Martin.
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July 30th 2012 @ 1:18pm
Heidi said | July 30th 2012 @ 1:18pm | Report comment
Even should voluntarily leave his place to other australian rider much earlier, consider his weak performance in TDF, I didn’t see he was any good form to go ahead with Olympice for only one week between, I was so hoping to see Richie Porte there. What a pity that Australia loss one oppotunity to show other potential winner
July 30th 2012 @ 11:24pm
Sean Lee said | July 30th 2012 @ 11:24pm | Report comment
The selectors are the ones to blame. Evans didn’t select himself, and who in their right mind would not agree to ride at the Olympics when asked to do so? He has become ill and has withdrawn. He would have agonised over the decision. And top 10 at the Tour de France is not a weak performance. Agreed, it would have been great to see Richie Porte or Luke Durbridge ride the time trial but the selectors (due to restricted budgets or otherwise) seemed to only want to select riders that would ride both disciplines (road race, time trial). They were never going to select someone just for the time trial alone.
July 31st 2012 @ 11:30am
liquorbox_ said | July 31st 2012 @ 11:30am | Report comment
To ride the TT you had to compete in the road race as well.
I dont know if he should have been selected anyway, not matter his fitness. Even if he was fit, to try to get the GC in a grand tour a week before the Olympics means you are going to be drained.
Durbridge should have been in the team so he could comet in the TT
July 31st 2012 @ 2:05pm
Heidi said | July 31st 2012 @ 2:05pm | Report comment
Correct me if I am wrong in term of Cadel’s final result in TDF, I don’t decline his ability and effort to be the top 10, but the enormous amount of the help he got from his team mates right started from stage 1, should take to account for his top 10 position. Not mean to upset someone here might be Cadel fan, I am still wondering whether his own capability (as a normal rider, not a team leader) would get him to the top 10 this year. And I am sure most people know that the nature of the
race in Olympic is so different from TDF.
July 30th 2012 @ 3:08pm
tonysalerno said | July 30th 2012 @ 3:08pm | Report comment
It was hard to believe after a disappointing showing at the Tour de France Cadel Evans was going to challenge for a medal in #London.
July 30th 2012 @ 4:51pm
ironmonger said | July 30th 2012 @ 4:51pm | Report comment
Obviously those vitamin supplements he promotes aren’t doing their job. “ain’t no stopping me”…hardly
July 30th 2012 @ 5:13pm
Moses said | July 30th 2012 @ 5:13pm | Report comment
It seems they failed for Matthew Targett as well.