Evans on road to recovery in time for opening race

                   
smh.com.au     Aug 4, 2008            

CADEL EVANS was declared fit to ride the Olympic road race yesterday, and could yet lead the four-man team and reinstate Australia's status as a favourite to win gold on the opening day of competition in Beijing this weekend. A mishap in the post-Tour de France celebrations in Paris left Evans with a swollen right knee that initially caused him to withdraw from the Olympic time trial and threatened his position as leader of the men's road team. But after joining the road cycling camp in Italy at the weekend, team doctor Mark Fisher declared that Evans was fit and was regaining condition by the day. "His recovery's been just great," Cycling Australia national performance director Shayne Bannan said from Italy last night. "He's put a lot of time and effort into it. He went out for a ride yesterday with the group, did five... [read full story]                    

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UCI offer Aussies wild card

nst.com.my     Aug 4, 2008          

PARIS: The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Saturday confirmed it has granted Australia a second starting place in the men's Olympic road time trial with Cycling Australia saying it had gratefully accepted following...                    

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Evans gets wild card to compete in time trial

thestar.com.my     Aug 4, 2008          

BEIJING: Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans could yet compete in the time trial at the Beijing Olympics after the International Cycling Union (UCI) handed Australia a wild card for the event. The rider, who would have been a...                    

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Cadel Evan's shock re-entry into time trial event (Yahoo!7)

yahoo.com     Aug 4, 2008          

Australia Tour de France champion Cadel Evans was been re-entered into the Olympic time trial event at the Beijing Games. The Aussie cycling superstar and Tour runner-up withdrew from the race after sustaining an injury to his...                    

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Evans could still compete in Beijing

turkishdailynews.com.tr     Aug 4, 2008          

Monday, August 4, 2008 '; var printReadyElem = document.getElementById("printReady"); if (printReadyElem != null) { html += printReadyElem.innerHTML; } else { alert("Could not find the printReady section in the HTML"); return;...                    

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Cadel Evans fit to race at Olympics

earthtimes.org     Aug 4, 2008          

Sydney - Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans was declared fit on Monday to ride for Australia in the road race at the Beijing Olympics. Evans looked set to miss his fourth Olympics after injuring his knee when he slipped on a...                    

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19. Australian Evans triumphs in battle against injury

thestar.com.my     Aug 5, 2008          

BEIJING: Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has won his battle against injury and will take his place at the Olympics, Australian Olympic officials said yesterday. The 31-year-old Australian star slipped on a wet floor last...                    

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Australian Evans triumphs in battle against injury

thestar.com.my     Aug 5, 2008          

BEIJING: Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has won his battle against injury and will take his place at the Olympics, Australian Olympic officials said yesterday. The 31-year-old Australian star slipped on a wet floor last...                    

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