Contador's absence makes Tour de France harder, Evans says
Race opens up to more possible winners




Alberto Contador's absence will make it more difficult for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cadel Evans to win the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France again, the Australian has said. Instead of seeing the Spaniard merely as a rival for the crown, Evans saw him also 🧸as a good rider to measure himself against.
"Without Contador it will be harder to win the Tour de France. Now I cannot use the Spaniard as a reference point and his team will not take responsibility for the race," Evans told the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Evans added that the absence of Contador will encourage many more riders to go for their own chances🃏𒁃.
"Other opponents will be mo♔re motiv💫ated if they feel they have more chances," he said.
Contador will be unable to ride the Tour this year because of the retroactivꦉe two-year ban handed down by the Court foಌr Arbitration for Sport last week.
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