Evans relieved after beating Contador

Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) proved he was better than a runner-up with a win at the opening time trial of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré on Sunday. Evans finished seven seconds ahead of Alberto Contador (Astana) and 23 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne). The time trial's distance, 12.1km, made it a stage one instead of a prologue. It included a hill at the beginning and a complicated finale that suited the strongest men rather than the time trial specialists.

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