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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), r, takes a photo.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) in time trial mode.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) at the start.
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Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto) pushes off
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Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
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Cadel Evans had an uneventful day - the perfect start to the Vuelta.
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Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto) looking for redemption.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (r) rides next to Bram Tankink as the peloton heads for Liège.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
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Aussie Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) in Vuelta a España stage seven in Valencia.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) did a solid ride.
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Cadel Evans puts on the white jersey of combination classification leader.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) crosses the line ahead of David de la Fuente (Fuji-Servetto), Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) leads Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
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Silence-Lotto did an impressive job of protecting their leader Cadel Evans during the Vuelta's ninth stage
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) looking cool, calm and collected during the stage
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) sits safely at the front of the bunch on one of the ascents of the Puerto de la Carrasqueta
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) navigates another corner.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) leads the combination classification at the Vuelta
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) finishes with the bulk of the peloton, and his main rivals for the overall
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) follows teammate Francis De Greef over the finish line on stage 10
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Cadel Evans got podium time for being on the day's best team.
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A mechanical on the final climb didn't help Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) any.
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas) on the Velefique
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Paolo Tiralongo (Lampre-NCG) leads Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) as the two push on towards the finish
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) battles to stay in contention after puncturing near the summit of the penultimate climb of the day
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) had a tough day and lost more time on GC
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) digs in on the final climb
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