EVANS GRACEFULLY ACCEPTS TOUR DE FRANCE DEFEAT

Cadel Evans Ruta del Sol stage 2
(Image credit: LUC CLAESSEN)

When Cadel Evans (Silence) climbed onto the second step of the Tour de France podium he shook Carlos Sastre?s hand and gracefully accept defeat for a second consecutive year.

In 2007 he lost to Alberto Contador by 23 seconds, this year he finished 58 seconds behind Carlos Sastre (CSC) after again failing to pull back vital seconds in the final time trial stage.

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