LEADING 2008 Tour de France favourite Cadel Evans believes victory this year in cycling's blue riband event would have equal worth despite the absence of last year's winner Spain's Alberto Contador. Asked if the victory would be devalued with no Contador racing, Evans stated flatly: "Not really. "A lot of people have asked me about this and I'm not annoyed about it, but not really, no," the 31-year-old Silence-Lotto team leader added. Contador's Astana squad has been barred following the doping scandals of last year's race prior to Contador riding for the team. Evans, who finished runner-up last year a mere 23 seconds behind the Spaniard after 3547km of racing, assumed the role of top contender. "In my first Tour (in 2005) I didn't know what I could achieve and neither did the team," he said. "I thought maybe the top ten was...
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