PARIS (Associated Press) -- Cadel Evans won the Turn of France Sunday, become the first Australian to capture cycling most of prestigious title.
The Evans of 34 years celebrated after crossing the arrival line on the Champions elysees, kissing riders of the different teams as the massive crowd on France that most of famous way encouraged savagely.
Evans finished in the principal pile at the end of the final step principally of ceremony. It had obtained practically the title with his turn in the time process in Grenoble a day earlier.
Andy Schleck of Luxembourg finished general second for the third the straight year, with the brother Frank Schleck in the third.
The 21E and final step - the most prestigious one for sprint them of the race - was won by Cavendish of Brand of Great Britain for the third year in row, despite is forced to change his bicycle on the Champions elysees. It took also the green jersey for the better one to sprint general.
Cavendish crossed the line that ten the green jersey that it carried, and kissed it then. Despite its 20 victories of step of Turn, the jersey had escaped it so far.
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