L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) - Once again, Cadel Evans needs to make up time on a Spanish rider if he wants to win the Tour de France. Runner-up last year to Alberto Contador, the Australian is now chasing Carlos Sastre. Evans got dropped by Sastre in the mythical climb up to L'Alpe d'Huez in Wednesday's 17th stage - the toughest in the Alps - and now trails Sastre by 1 minute, 34 seconds, having led the Team CSC veteran by 41 seconds overnight. "I have two days to enjoy the yellow jersey and on Saturday I'll think about the time trial," Sastre said. "I'll find out then if I am able to win the Tour." The remaining riders who survived this year's most grueling mountain stage - the three climbs were so hard they do not have a classification - now face a medium mountain stage Thursday and Friday's flat stage before Saturday's time...
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