Cadel Evans backs bold Australian Tour de France idea

Key points

• Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says it would be possible for a Grand Tour stage to start in Australia, though he would not want to tell the riders. He said the idea has been discussed before, and that some Grand Tours are considering stages in America.
• Evans also said Tadej Pogacar may return to race in Australia, with Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady having sought to bring him to Adelaide for several years.
• Evans praised Pogacar as the greatest of all time in his sport.