The race for overall victory in this year’s Tour de France is billed as a four-way fight between Vincenzo Nibali, Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and Chris Froome.
Who will win is a question that will only be answered when the three-week Tour finishes on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Sunday, July 26. However, the debate over who will do what, has been running for months as riders compete during the 2015 season.
Cyclingnews has spoken to Cadel Evans -the first Australian to win the Tour de France in 2011, about the ‘Big Four’ and how he saw their strengths and challenges for the Tour that starts in Utrecht, the Netherlands on July 4.
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Who is Evans' pick for the podium? “Nibali, Quintana and Froome. I’m not saying in which order though,” Evans replied, edging his bets.
VINCENZO NIBALI, 30, (Italy/Astana): Winner of 2015 Tour de France, 2013 Giro d’Italia and 2010 Vuelta a Espana; 2nd in 2013 Vuelta and 3rd in 2012 Tour de France
Best 2015 season results: 12th overall - Criterium du Dauphine, including 2nd in stage 3 team time trial and 2nd in stage 6 to Villard de Lans; 10th overall - Tour de Romandie, including 9th stage 5 to Champex-Lac; 13th Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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