Defending Tour champ Evans has work to do in Pyrenees

Cadel Evans at finish, Tour de France 2012, stage 11

published 17 July 2012

Cadel Evans woke up this morning in Pau in a very different place than where he was one year ago. This year at the Tour de France, he has had his back to the wall and been on the attack, but without success.

Sky controlled defending champion Evans just as it had in the Critérium du Dauphiné one month ago. It maintained a safe distance to his attack on the Col du Glandon on Thursday and even rode more time into him on the day's final climb in La Toussuire.

"Bike racing's always a gamble. Sometimes you try something, but the more you risk, the more you have to gain, but also the more you have to lose," said Evans the day after his attack. "In retrospect, it wasn't a successful move, but you don't want to get to Paris thinking I should've done something more. Overall, someone had to try to do something and no one else was going to do it, and they sort of left it with me."

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Defending Tour champ Evans has work to do in Pyrenees

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