Evans tries to avoid 'deja vu' as decisive stage 20 of Tour begins

Cerilly, France - As the 20th, and decisive, stage of the 2008 Tour de France got under way Saturday in the city of Cerilly, Australian Cadel Evans was certainly hoping that he could avoid a replay of last year's 20th stage. As in 2007, the next-to-last stage of the Tour is an individual time trial, and again Evans trails a Spanish rider by less than 2 minutes in the standings. And, as last year, the Australian is given an excellent chance of making up the deficit, because the winding, hilly 53-km course from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond suits his style. But in last year's time trial the 31-year-old Evans fell short of making up a gap of 1 minute 50 seconds with the eventual Tour winner, Alberto Contador, by only 23 seconds, the second smallest winning - or losing - margin in the history of the Tour de France. As... [read full story]