Ledged backs local tour start

Key points

• Cadel Evans says it would be possible to start a Grand Tour stage in Australia, though he admits the distance makes it a long shot. Evans said there has been talk before about stages in America.
• Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady has been trying to attract Tadej Pogacar to Adelaide for several years. If Pogacar returned, he would likely also race at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong the following weekend.
• Evans said Pogacar wants to start his season early.