95 SECONDS BETWEEN EVANS AND A FIRST TOUR WIN FOR AUSTRALIA

Cadel Evans stage 4 tt tour de france 2008

Hendrik Redant, team manager of the Silence-Lotto squad, says he won't lie to Cadel Evans during this afternoon's time trial.

"If he's down, I will tell him he's down," said the Belgian. But he added that the difficulty would be that Evans will be well into his ride before Carlos Sastre even sets off.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.