Tour Down Under gives glimpse of Evans-Porte Giro showdown

Any doubts of Cadel Evans’ return to form were shattered on Thursday in stage three of the Tour Down Under as he used his Tour de France-winning climbing prowess and his razor-sharp descending ability, sharpened during his world cup mountain bike days prior to turning to the road in 2002, to smash his rivals up the notorious Corkscrew Hill for a 25-second swing, which included valuable bonus seconds, on the leader board.

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