Cadel evans and the road to retirement cyclingnews. Shy and quietly spoken, he just enjoys what he does. Close to flying is the behindthescenes story of the extraordinary dedication and hard work it takes to reach the highest level of elite sport. You can filter by race level, type of race and view original or official results. He also placed 3rd overall tour down under that year, and went on to take the role of global ambassador for the bmc racing team. Cadel evans won the overall classification of the 2. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. The legendary competitor raced for the final time on february 1 at the inaugural edition of the cadel evans great ocean road race evans is now a global ambassador for bmc, a prestigious cycling. Bmcs cadel evans pulls on the yellow jersey after second place behind tony martin. I looked into his eyes and knew id be his dad oct 24, 20 12. You dont really get a feel for his personality from this book, however, and the timeline of his career as told here is unecessarily. The lead up in this book was really exciting and you felt like you were experiencing it with him because you would see his result on the tv and then. Cadel lee evans am is an australian former professional racing cyclist who finished in the top.
The 2011 velo awards stage racer of the year velonews. The art of cycling is the muchanticipated autobiography of the greatest australian cyclist of all time. The cadel evans great ocean road race is four years old in 2018. Cadel is one of those rare individuals who has as much influence outside the sphere of his sporting environment, as he does within it. And defending champ cadel evans is back to form, a clear and present danger to. It is a book full of very nice photos the photo captions give anecdotes and comments by cadel about professional cycling, his beliefs and also comments on the scenes and situations where the photos were taken. The cadel evans great ocean road race also known as great ocean road race or cadel road race is an annual professional oneday road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in geelong, victoria, australia, and routed along the picturesque great ocean road. Zak kaczmarek asked whether he is tired of answering questions about drugs in cycling, and even more broadly in the wake of the. Cadel evans criterium du dauphine 2012 1ere etape cropped. Hc criterium international, a three stage race held in march 2012. Cadel evans was born on 14 february 1977 at the katherine hospital, katherine, northern territory, australia, to helen nee cocks, a bank manager, and paul evans, a council foreman.
Good to see a clear record of cadels triumph in 2011 tdf. Check out this 2012 summer olympics cadel evans bio. Cadel lee evans is arguably australias most famous, former professional racing cyclist. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Famous in the sport for his meticulous preparation and an athlete who prided himself on his ability to leave it all on the road, evans writes about the triumphs, the frustrations, the training, the preparation, the psychology of the sport, his contemporaries, the legends, and. He spent his early childhood in the small aboriginal community of barunga, 80 kilometres 50 miles east of katherine. Bryn lennongetty the most scary experience as a bike rider ive had in my career, including descending at 120kmh in a race in a group of 200. Cadel evans splits with wife chiara passerini after decade. Cadel evans born 19770214 is a road racing cyclist from australia and was active between 1998 and 2015. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Nov 01, 2009 cadel evans close to flying is a great book. For the cycling fans out there this book is a great insight to cadel and his life.
Jun 07, 2011 cadel evans may be australias greatest cyclist but he is no typical sporting hero. At times he sees things a bit too much from his own side and thus becomes a bit simplistic and superficial. Early in his career, he was a champion mountain biker, winning the world cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the mens crosscountry mountain bike race at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney. Cadel evans is assured a prime place in the record books. A master of one of the most solitary sports, mountain biking, cadel has also risen to the pinnacle of road cycling, contesting the most sophisticated cycling team sport in the world, finishing second by less than a minute in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the.
George hincapie born june 29, 1973 is an american former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1994 and 2012. Bradley wiggins takes inspiration from cadel evans as team sky leader eyes british first bradley wiggins, who next month will attempt to become the first briton to win the. Join facebook to connect with jennifer greer bernal and others you may know. Hc so it is now the second at the world tour level. Planning begins, the lessons learnt from the just completed tour are analysed and the team looks at how they can improve. Cadel evans has written a great book, whether you like cycling or not. The long road to paris is a book full of fantastic colour photography. He called off his 10 year marriage to exwife chiara passerini in may. Join facebook to connect with d james calver and others you may know. The book ran on too long on team politics, and the preparation for 2012 event, and all the gratuitous references to smh code for a newspaper story written by the author, rupert g are a bit irritating. On the afternoon of sunday, the first of february 2015, cadel evans crossed the finish line in the firstever race of the event that would immortalise his name. Close to flying, was published by hardie grant books in november 2009. He is currently the owner and general manager of uci professional continental team.
From joining the bmc team to crossing the finish line, cadel evans. The bmc racing member finished the opening day in th place but is just. Cadel evans rues absence of alberto contador from 2012. The race organizers are celebrating the feat by adding a fourth ascension in the challambra crescent to make the finale more challenging for the participating cyclists. Plenty good insights for anyone enjoying a firsthand look into elite athletes lives. Following achieving fifth place in the cadel evans great ocean road race, evans announced his retirement.
Cadel evans finds happiness with italian skier stefania. On the final climb of stage 11, won by pierre rolland, cadel evans was unable to follow an attack that included the overall race leader bradley. Have you been paying attention cadel evans was born on february 14, 1977 in katherine, northern territory, australia as cadel lee evans. Evans briefly came out of retirement in 2017 and won first place of the overall masters absa cape epic. Born 14 february 1977 age 40katherine, northern territory, australia.
But now it seems cycling champion cadel evans has healed his wounds and moved on with another italian beauty, skier stefania. References eedit eedit soorce bishop, greg 24 july 2011. Books best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks australian authors kindle books audiobooks 5 results for books. The tour download free pdf and ebook by cadel evans.