Cadel Evans lands blow to rivals in Giro d'Italia

Aggressive performance on final climb during Wednesday's stage sees Cadel Evans rise to third overall

Cadel Evans on stage five of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

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Cadel Evans fought rain, winds and 10°C temperatures and nearly won a stage early into the three-week Giro d'Italia. The 2011 Tour de France champion saw only Diego Ulissi pass him in stage five to Viggiano but took six bonus seconds and showed he is ready to win the race overall.

"I'm certainly prepared for this Giro," Evans said. "Whether that will be good enough, we'll see in this week's racing."

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