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Tour de France from an Australian perspective

July 9, 2008

The 2008 Tour de France is just entering day 5. This year for the first time an Australian is favorite to win. Second place getter from the 2007 race Cadel Evans is that man.

For me the Tour de France first hit my radar in the early 80’s. This was when Philip Anderson made a name for himself as a top rider in the world famous Tour de France. Back in 1981 he became the first non-European cyclist to wear the famous yellow jersey. The next year he went on to pull it on for 9 days.

Anderson went on to ride 13 times in the Tour de France. His best results were fifth in 1982 and again in 1985.

Ever since I have marvelled at the exploits of the riders that take on the tour. I can appreciated just what they go through having been a rider that would go for 100k rides on the weekend.

Since the early 80’s my most memorable tour moments were the amazing ride by Greg LeMond in the 1989 Tour de France where he came from 50 seconds down on the last day to overhaul Laurent Fignon in a time trial.

Then of course there was the domination of Lance Armstrong as he won 7 titles from 1999-2005. Last year was memorable for all the wrong reasons with the drug related dramas.

Now as the 2008 Tour winds its way through France I am watching each day with interest to see how the aussie called Cadel ends up going.

Can Cadel Evans win the Tour de France in 2008?

Written by rob · Filed Under Tour de France 

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