In the first of our Local Hero pages we pay tribute to Cadel Evans.
In a career spanning over 20 years Evans has accumulated an amazing list of wins. He started out racing mountain bikes with great success becoming XC World Champion in 1998 and 99. He transitioned to the road after the 2000 Olympics to continue his dazzling cycling journey. This list is not entirely complete, but covers his main bike racing achievements.
Cadel Evans’ Superlative Palmares
MTB
1996
9th Atlanta Olympics, Mountain Bike Race
1998
1st Overall, Mountain Bike World Cup
1999
1st Overall, Mountain Bike World Cup
2000
7th Sydney Olympics, Mountain Bike Cross Country
Road
2001
1st Overall, Tour of Austria
2002
1st Road Time Trial, Commonwealth Games
1st Stage 5, Tour Down Under
1st Stage 1, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale
1st Stage 4, International UNIQA Classic
2nd Road Race, Commonwealth Games
2004
1st Overall and Stage 2, Tour of Austria
2005
8th Overall, Tour de France
4th Stage 16
1st stage Tour of Germany
2006
1st Overall and Stage 5, Tour de Romandie
4th Overall (revised after Floyd Landis DSQ), Tour de France
2007
Champion, UCI ProTour
1st Stage 2, Test Event Beijing 2008 (ITT)
1st Overall Test Event Beijing 2008
2nd Overall, Tour de France
6th Stage 8 3rd Stage 9
1st Stage 13
7th Stage 14
4th Stage 16
2nd Stage 19
2nd Overall, Dauphinee Liberee
2nd Stage 7
4th Stages 3 and 4
4th Overall, Tour of Spain
2nd Stage 10
2nd Stage 18
2nd Overall Tour of Poland
4th Overall, Tour de Romandie
6th Giro di Lombardia
7th Overall, 2007 Paris-Nice
4th Stage 4
2008
3rd Overall, Ruta del Sol
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 4, Paris-Nice
1st Overall and Stage 3, Settimana Internazionale Coppi-Bartali
2nd Fleche-Wallone
7th Liege-Bastogne-Liege
2nd Dauphinee Libere
2nd Overall, Tour de France
6th Stage 1
4th Stage 4
3rd Stage 6
8th Stage 10
7th Stage 17
7th Stage 20
1st, General Classification after Stages 10-14 Maillot Jaune
16th, Olympic Road Race
5th, Olympic Time Trial
2009
2009 World Champion, Mendrisio
3rd Vuelta a Espana – Overall GC
3rd Vuelta a Espana – Stage 20 (ITT)
1st GC Vuelta a Espana – Stage 8th
1st Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré – Stage 1
1st Points Competition Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2nd Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré – Overall GC
1st Coppi-Bartali – Stage 5
2nd Coppi-Bartali – Stage 3
2nd Coppi-Bartali- Overall GC
2nd Vuelta al Pais Vasco – Stage 3
4th Vuelta al Pais Vasco – Overall GC
5th Fleche-Wallone
2010
3rd GP de Wallone
1st Stage 7th Giro d’Italia
1st Fleche Wallone
5th Liege-Bastogne-Liege
13th Amstel Gold Race
6th Critérium International – Overall GC
3rd Tirreno Adriatico – Stage 6th
3rd Tirreno Adriatico – Overall GC
5th GP Insubria
2011
1st Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6: Ussita – Macerata
1st Tirreno-Adriatico GC Overall
2nd Tour de Romandie – Stage 2: Romont – Romont
1st Tour de Romandie – GC Overall
2nd Criterium du Dauphine – GC Overall
1st Tour de France – Stage 4
1st Tour de France – GC Overall
4th Tour de France – Points
4th Tour de France – KOM
2012
1st Criterium International Stage 2: ITT
1st Criterium International GC Overall
1st Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 1: Seyssins – Saint-Vallier
2013
3rd – Giro d`Italia – GC
2014
2nd Australian National Road Championships