Cadel Evans not taking lead in Giro d'Italia for granted

Giro d'Italia leader Cadel Evans mindful of tough final week

Cadel Evans after stage eight of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

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Cadel Evans took over leader's pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia today. He placed fifth on the mountain stage to Montecopiolo and leads with 57 seconds with over half the race to come.

"The one that goes down in history,” said the Australian, “is the one that has it on the last day!"

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.