Evans and Hincapie finding their feet at Cape Epic

Before turning professional on the road and enjoying a career that included Tour de France and world championships victories, Cadel Evans was a successful mountain biker. The Australian is making a return to mountain biking this week at the Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. The 40-year-old, who retired from road racing in 2015, hadn't competitively ridden a mountain bike since 2001. During his time on the dirt, Evans was the 1998 and 1999 overall Mountain Bike World Cup winner.

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