Richard Virenque picks Cadel Evans to win Tour de France

Richard Virenque picks Cadel Evans to win Tour de France Jerome Pugmire, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAINT-BRIEUC, France - Former mountain ace Richard Virenque thinks Cadel Evans can win the Tour de France if he rides aggressively. After Tuesday's second stage of the Tour, Evans trailed overall race leader Alejandro Valverde of Spain by one second with another sprint stage to follow Monday and a time trial Tuesday. "He will be my favourite for the Tour," said Virenque, who won the King of the Mountains jersey - awarded to the Tour's best climber - a record seven times. "He has changed his style over the past two years." The 31-year-old Evans, last year's Tour runner-up behind Alberto Contador of Spain, has taken more risks this year, rather than sitting back and waiting for the race to develop. "His way of riding has changed from... [read full story]