Cadel Evans
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Cadel Evans, born on the 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, is a professional cyclist. Prior to his turning to road cycling in 2001 he was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing 9th in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
During his career on the road he has been a member of these teams: Saeco (2001), Mapei (2002), 2003-2004 T-Mobile Team (then named Team Telekom). For the 2005 season he signed with Davitamon-Lotto.
His greatest successes as a road cyclist have been a stage win in the Austria Tour in 2001, overall win of the Austria Tour 2004, a stage win of the Tour Down Under in 2002, fourteenth place in the 2002 Giro d'Italia (he wore the leader's jersey, Maglia Rosa for one day), and Commonwealth Games time trial Champion in 2002.
External link
Cadel Evans' website (http://www.cadel.com.au/)