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The Cycling Central page is in hiatus while the Tour de France is on. In the meantime you can follow all the action from the race on the SBS Tour de France 2008 page. We will be returning with more blogs right here once the tour is over on July 28.

Cadel Evans ready to step up to top place

23 June 2008 | 12:18 - By Mike Tomalaris

Mike Tomalaris has gathered together a small echelon of cycling journalists to spin the Tour roulette and see just who comes out as yellow jersey favourite for the 2008 Tour de France.

The Tour de France is here, so now is the time to be bold enough and tip the winners of the world's biggest bike race.
I've also asked some of my cycling journo colleagues to give their selections.

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Mike Tomalaris has made some big calls in the past when it comes to the Tour de France. But this could be the biggest one yet, as he contemplates the wreckage from another round of pre-race drug outings.

The 2008 Tour de France will probably be the cleanest sporting event on record.
It's a big call, but I say that unreservedly.

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Early signs show Cadel is the Tour favourite

11 June 2008 | 12:09 - By Mike Tomalaris

The body responsible for organising the Tour de France has stuck by its ban on the 2007 Tour champion Alberto Contador and his Astana team. This leaves the way open for Aussie Cadel Evans, or does it, asks Mike Tomalaris.

The clock is slowly ticking for Cadel Evans and his date with destiny at the Tour de France.
Barring a turnaround of the highest order, it seems Tour organisers will not re-neg on their decision to ban Alberto Contador from taking his place at the start line on July 5.

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About this Blog

Stay in touch with the ProTour road cycling season with SBS's cycling blog, featuring race reports, video highlights and blog coverage of every race of 2008, as well as details of SBS's racing coverage.

Mike Tomalaris is SBS's cycling presenter, who has covered the Tour de France for 12 years. Mike is a keen cyclist himself, and covers a few hundred kilometres a week in a social weekend bunch ride. For cycling fans around Australia, Mike Tomalaris is cycling.

 
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