Evans and BMC out-gunned by Sky in the mountains

Cadel Evans, Tour de France 2012, stage three
By Cycling Weekly
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BMC Racing was without a helper for Cadel Evans in the final climb to the finish yesterday in the Tour de France. Sky at one point, out-numbered the defending champion four to one going up La Planche des Belles Filles.

"We don't have the climbers that some of the other teams have," Jim Ochowicz told Cycling Weekly, "but we have strong bike riders here, who know what they're doing."

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