Pedro is completely right. No argue about that. Cadel­ and BMC after 5 y. in Lotto seems like a reasonable­ move for the ausie. Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Phillipe­ Gilbert's water carrier or a new deal certainly­ means new deal for him at least now when he could make­ good money from that. Regarding his chances for the­ grand tour victory in 2010, let sit and wait, but I­ stand same where Pedro lands his chances, maybe in the­ 4-5 guys behind AC, Andy or....WCH was a moment of his­ glory and he take advantage and make it happen.­ Congratulations.

@demi162. Actually I do find Cadel quite an­ interesting character and some of what I say is­ tongue-in-cheek, but I stand by most of what I say. I­ don't think winning the worlds is redemption for­ Cadel, necessarily. Like any single race, anything can­ happen, and he was in the right place at the right time­ - he rode very smartly and took advantage of­ Cancellara-induced panic behind. I do, however, think­ he's shafted Lotto - plain and simple...

The world championships is okay, but what else did he­ get? First stage of the Dauphine...the jeresy oro for­ a single day, the Maillot Combinada for a few days, and­ a handful of podiums.

Not bad, for a journeyman, but­ hardly a great season for an alleged GT winner.

Pedro, Cadel is on the way down? I wouldnt call winning­ the World's solo symtomatic of being 'on the­ way down'!!, on top of another season being amongst­ the best from start to finish, save for the third week­ of the Tour. You comment on Cadel as much as i do!!­ Come on, say you like Cadel, just a bit,admit it.

So long as Evans has stronger, zippier climbers around­ him in the team, he has a very, very decent chance of­ winning the TdF, riding the same size bikes. Without­ them, it will be a big no no (again!)

Take a look at the recent records of Evans and Ballan­ and you'll find them pretty similar. Maybe Evans­ will be riding for Alessandro. Good to see Big­ George's name, I love the guy.

theyve signed some very talented riders for next year­ and wont be just making up the numbers.

i think that he needed to change team...but BMC dosent­ look like they can give anymore help in the mountains­ as Lotto..but we need to wait and see.i think it will­ be a great 2010 for cycling..and lets hope for the­ best!!

"how can cadel not be a grand tour contender..hes­ come­ second twice!?! and both times by less than a­ minute."

He didn't have the balls to go off­ the front when he was a genuine contender, but now­ he's past his best, and finally tried to attack, he­ no longer has the legs, that's why.

While not being an Evans fan he still has 3 good years­ left to follow wheels. Who knows how he will do, but ­ if he is following in Hincapie, Burghardt, Kroon and­ Ballan I think he has seasoned support riders who can­ team time trial as well as Lotto. Pesonally I think­ this addition bodes better for HIncapie and Ballan­ because it will allow them to continue to compete in­ all the major races without question since the Worlds­ jersey is part of their team.

I just can't see Cadel doing any better at BMC than­ he has at Lotto - he's just not quite good enought­ for the top step of the podium and some of the younger­ GC contenders coming through are just too good. ­ Contador is way out in front and behind him there's­ a group of 4 or 5 that are at a level to compete for­ podium places. Evans is probably one of those riders,­ but he's on the way down and the others are on the­ way up.

how can cadel not be a grand tour contender..hes come­ second twice!?! and both times by less than a minute.

BMC bikes are great, very fast and responsive, but­ they'll shake your teeth out! I was only joking­ really, most pro-tour bikes have very harsh rides or so­ I'm told Take Cav's Scott for example - all­ that extra carbon to allow it to cope with the forces­ he puts through it make it heavier than the model you­ can buy, and I'd imagine a lot less forgiving.

As­ for staying with Lotto, I think Cadel's probably­ made a good move, but I'm still not sure he's­ got the sand to be a Grand Tour winner. BMC are­ clearly making a big statement of intent, and given the­ amount they've spent they'll probably give­ Cadel more support than Lotto did, but will it do any­ good?? Who knows.

PS @paulandlyndsay, Saxo Bank ride Specialized bikes,­ not Giant. And, from memory, they were already pretty­ damned good, as QuickStep have been riding them for a­ while. Perhaps you meant TT bikes.

What's all this about BMC bikes - it seemed good­ enough for Phonak and Astana in past years?! Don't­ ride one myself, but they already have a pretty­ successful pro-continental team. Surely, they're­ just as good as Canyon???!!!

Classic. The indisputed king of anti-panache does it­ again. Having spent the best part of 5 years drawing a­ massive salary and winning nothing (of note), Evans­ finally gets a result and decides to use it (the­ rainbow jersey) as leverage to get a better deal. Hey­ presto, you have an ambitious ready-made bed fellow in­ BMC, who have deep pockets and a desire for wild cards­ to the big races. I would imagine, the rainbow jersey­ would deliver that, so is worth investing in (the­ jersey, that is, not Evans). To suggest that BMC will­ provide a better platform for TdF victory is­ ridiculous. Should've stayed at Lotto and done­ what he's best at - being Phillipe Gilbert's­ water-carrier.

I agree they need to build him a better bike than they­ sell at the minute. Last year when Saxo bank changed to­ Giant they promised to build them better bikes and we­ all know what Cancellara did this year.

This looks like becoming a real powerhouse of a team. ­ This really could be Evans' chance, but the team­ are still going to have to gel together and ride as a­ serious unit in order to challenge Conty & Lance. ­ Plus, Le Tour is a stage race and they are riding BMC­ bikes; lightning fast but the worst ride quality -­ maybe they'll be too beat-up by week three to­ contend!