Cadel does what he needs to do to win.

The tour is made up of a different collection of riders. You have the sprinters, who are powerful but heavy, and dominate on the flat stages. Then you have the climbers, who are light and can ascend the mountains but don't have the powerful acceleration of the sprinters. The sprinters get left behind on the climbs, but the climbers are protected by the peloton on the flats.

That's where the time trial is so important - it identifies the best overall rider in the group and brings the pure climbers back to the field. So what if Evans doesn't attack on the mountains? He's not a pure climber and will admit the same himself. But he's the best overall rider in this tour and therefore if he wins the yellow jersey it will be 100% deserved.

He may not compare to the likes of Armstrong, Merkcx, Indurain etc but he doesn't need to. He only needs to be better that Sastre, Schleck, et al

Cadel Evans, always defending, always following other cyclists, nothing of his own, no character. All the winners we ve seen, all the great names were good at attacking, we saw them shine in the mountains. Forget cycling giants like Lance Armstrong, Eddy mercx, Indurian etc, Evans cant even be compared to cyclists like Eskartin, Zulle, Mancebo, Virenque, Zubeldia , kloden and many others ,those had guts and talent.
It is nothing personal against Cadel Evans, I will be a fan if he kicks the ass of the others in the mountains. But he is not like that, he just follows ppl the whole freaking day to minimize time loss. Doesnt matter who, I hope some one else wins the tour.

Hurray for Cadel Evans. We love him. Keep up your spirits, darling boy, there's still a good chance for you. You deserve a totally strong team for yourself.