Tour de France Arrives in Paris
(From L to R) Second-place finisher Cadel Evans of Australia, winner Carlos Sastre of Spain and third-place finisher Bernhard Kohl of Austria celebrate after the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 27, 2008. Sastre, previously a five-time top-ten finisher of the race, won the overall title for the first time. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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SYDNEY, July 27 (UPI) -- An Australian man made good on a bet about the outcome of the Tour de France by taking a daylight bike ride in a lime green "mankini."
PARIS, July 24 (UPI) -- Australian Cadel Evans wrapped up his first Tour de France victory in Sunday's traditional ride down the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
GRENOBLE, France, July 23 (UPI) -- Cadel Evans took the overall lead in the Tour de France Saturday by taking second in the time trial stage in Grenoble with a time of 55 minutes, 40 seconds.
GAP, France, July 19 (UPI) -- Thor Hushovd used a well-time jump in the final yards Wednesday in winning his second stage of the 2001 Tour de France.
MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France, July 5 (UPI) -- Cadel Evans outpushed defending champion Alberto Contador in the final yards Tuesday and claimed Stage 4 of the 2011 Tour de France.
LES HERBIERS, France, July 2 (UPI) -- The Tour de France kicked off Saturday with Belgium's Philippe Gilbert capturing the first stage of the cross-country cycling race.
MORZINE, France, July 12 (UPI) -- Cadel Evans will wear the yellow jersey as the leader of the Tour de France through Monday's first rest day of the 2010 race.
MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France, July 11 (UPI) -- Luxembourg's Andy Schleck won Sunday's 2010 Tour de France Stage 8, pushing him into second place behind Australia's Cadel Evans in the overall standings.
LES ROUSSE, France, July 10 (UPI) -- Sylvain Chavanel broke free from the pack and won Saturday's stage of the Tour de France, grabbing the overall lead of the event in the process.
PARIS, July 27 (UPI) -- Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre won the 2008 Tour de France Sunday, besting Australia's Cadel Evans by 58 seconds in the overall standings.
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