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    Cadel Evans and his new team, BMC, will start the Tour Down Under in his native country, race organizers say.
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    Mike Rann, the premier of South Australia, called the development a triumph for the event. "Never before has an Australian competed on Australian soil wearing the Rainbow Jersey, so it’s a great coup for South Australia that Cadel will do so at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under" Rann said in an event press release. Full Article at VeloNews
    Never before has an Australian competed on Australian soil wearing the Rainbow Jersey, so it’s a great coup for South Australia that Cadel will do so at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under
    SOURCE: VeloNews 3 weeks ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Inter Milan Argentine forward Diego Milito celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov.29, 2009. Inter won 1-0.
  2. Palestinians enjoy an amusement park during the Eid al-Adha festival in the West Bank village of Haddad near Jenin, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorating God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son.
  3. Inter Milan Argentine forward Diego Milito, left, celebrates with his teammate Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov.29, 2009. Inter won 1-0.
  4. Palestinians, seen on a ride, at an amusement park, during Eid al-Adha festival in the West Bank village of Haddad near Jenin, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorating God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son, where able Muslims offer either a goat, sheep, cow, buffalo, or camel during the feast rituals.
  5. Inter Milan Argentine forward Diego Milito, right, celebrates with his teammate Thiago Motta of Brazil after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov.29, 2009. Inter won 1-0.
  6. Everton's Marouane Fellaini challenges Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (L) during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, November 29, 2009.
  7. Elvin Santos (R), presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, prays next to his wife Becky and son Elvin at a church in Tegucigalpa November 29, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday but neither ousted President Manuel Zelaya nor arch-rival and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti are running in the election, which could give a new president the chance to take Honduras beyond the political gridlock that has divided the Central American nation and cut off international aid.
  8. BARI, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Andrea Masiello of AS Bari scores a goal during the Serie A match between AS Bari and AC Siena at Stadio San Nicola on November 29, 2009 in Bari, Italy.
  9. Elvin Santos (R), presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, prays at a church in Tegucigalpa November 29, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday but neither ousted President Manuel Zelaya nor arch-rival and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti are running in the election, which could give a new president the chance to take Honduras beyond the political gridlock that has divided the Central American nation and cut off international aid.
  10. Everton's Louis Saha (R) challenges Liverpool's Emiliano Insua during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, November 29, 2009.
  11. Golfer Tiger Woods shares a moment with Elin Nordegren during the opening ceremony for the 35th Ryder Cup matches in Bloomfield, Michigan in this September 16, 2004 file photo. Woods, the world's top golfer, hit a fire hydrant and tree early November 27, 2009 as he pulled his Cadillac Escalade out of the driveway of his house in Windermere, Florida, near Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Woods and Nordegren married in Barbados on October 4, 2004.
  12. Everton's Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (R) challenges Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, November 29, 2009.
  13. Palestinians, seen on a ride, at an amusement park, during Eid al-Adha festival in the West Bank village of Haddad near Jenin, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorating God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son, where able Muslims offer either a goat, sheep, cow, buffalo, or camel during the feast rituals.
  14. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Dirk Kuyt of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Albert Riera during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on November 29, 2009 in Liverpool, England.
  15. CAGLIARI, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri (L) scores a goal which is disallowed during the Serie A match between Cagliari and Juventus at Stadio Sant'Elia on November 29, 2009 in Cagliari, Italy.
  16. CAGLIARI, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri reacts after his goal is disallowed during the Serie A match between Cagliari and Juventus at Stadio Sant'Elia on November 29, 2009 in Cagliari, Italy.
  17. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Greg Rusedski is seen during the men's singles final match between Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 29, 2009 in London, England.
  18. CAGLIARI, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri (L) reacts after his goal is disallowed during the Serie A match between Cagliari and Juventus at Stadio Sant'Elia on November 29, 2009 in Cagliari, Italy.