He also made the podium in the 2009 Vuelta a España and the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Evans retired on 1 February 2015, after completing a race named in his honour.

When did Cadel retire?

But in the latter years, frustration finally turned to glory. Ahead of the end of his career in February 2015 at the Great Ocean Road Race that bears his name, he just hoped that he wasn't going to get emotional: "I'm just hoping it doesn't bring tears.

Has Cadel Evans won the Tour de France?

Cadel Evans' 2011 Tour de France will live long in Australian and world sporting history. The 34-year-old succeeded on the grandest stage of cycling, winning the Tour de France after having gone so close so many times before.