Blog: The bizarre world of Cadel Evans
What goes on in that mind of Cadel Evans? (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
Australian pro Cadel Evans hired Lance Armstrong's former Tour de France body guard for the 2008 race, but it appears the only person Evans needs protection against is himself, as Procycling's Daniel Friebe has observed during the first two-and-a-half weeks.
Evans, who ended up 23 seconds shy of yellow in 2007, has become more eccentric as the race rolls toward Paris. The 31-year-old Silence-Lotto team leader hasn't held court with the media as much as he's held them in contempt, reflecting a bizarre view of the people his sponsors would prefer he cozy up to.
But, in this modern age, not only is a picture worth a thousand words, but a YouTube video (or five) is all one needs to paint a masterpiece of hilarity, wonderment, and head-scratching fun.
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giant mancp
Posted Thu 24 Jul, 8:32 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
The most unlikely looking Tour winner in years, bizarre man indeed
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DaveyL
Posted Thu 24 Jul, 12:02 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Did you report on the Tour during the Lance years? If so, how did you find access to him and what did you think of his attitutde towards the media? Would you have been happy to put the boot into him like you are with Cadel?
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Dirk Van Gently
Posted Thu 24 Jul, 2:22 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Cadel may be bizarre, but would you want someone boring, like Armstrong? All he wanted to do was strut around telling everyone how innocent he was.
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synchronicity
Posted Fri 25 Jul, 5:16 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
The thing with Australians (and I am one) is that coming from a country with one of the lowest populations densities, we like our personal space. So please don't invade it!
Besides, in this age, what's to stop someone from jabbing him with a needle? You can't trust anyone - think he's just being overly cautious about that things like that too...
The dog comment wasn't nice at all. Luckily I wasn't a big fan of Cadel. If I was, I'd still have to think twice. Other Ozzies, such as Stuart O'Grady, have a great personality to make up for it!
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antmills
Posted Wed 30 Jul, 3:41 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Cadel Evans' nationality is not relevant. What is relevant is the fact that he earns his income from the team sponsor and if I were in charge of funding a team I would certainly require the riders to be civil at all times, to all people and even more so to the media, as they are after all the means whereby the sponsor gets the publicity for which they are paying the rider good money. Compare the behaviour of Cadel Evans with that of Carlos Sastre. What a pleasant and articulate man Carlos is. The future of cycling is with decent people, not with bad tempered and (mis-placed) arrogant individuals! Vive le Tour!
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