Will Cadel Evans win the 2008 Tour de France?
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Because quite frankly, you’ll never know who’ll win it even after the tournament is over.
It has been well documented that doping scandals have always plagued cycling’s premiere event. And these doping scandals can snatch the title away from whoever wins it, like last year when Michael Rasmussen should’ve been the winner but because of him getting tested positive for dope, the 2007 title was then literally handed over to Alberto Contador. Guess what, we already have THREE in the 2008 Tour de France.
Sad huh? The latest of which? Riccardo Ricco. The guy already won two stages of the Tour de France as people are probably starting to marvel his endurance in what is a very very grueling spot. When he was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, it was all over.
The biggest question now is, who will will don the maillot jaune of best overall rider when the three-week race concludes in Paris? Who will be the next Lance Armstrong?
The list of favorites boils down to just five men; Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), Damiano Cunego (Lampre), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne), Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo).
But since Cadel Evans is the first guy we mentioned, let’s find out if this dude can win this one shall we?
Cadel Evans has been in the top ten in the last three years, including second in 2007, that’s why he is the hottest pick for the 2008 title. Last year, just 23 seconds separated him from a Tour victory.
This year, his morale has surely been raised, thanks to one of his best spring campaigns in years, with wins in Vuelta a Andalucía (stage), Paris-Nice (Mont Ventoux stage), Coppi e Bartali (overall and stage) and the recent announcement that the Silence-Lotto team would be 100 percent behind him, leaving top sprinter Robbie McEwen to look after himself in the bunch gallops.
Can he win it all? There’s only one way to…
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