Cadel Evans reflects on time lost to Giro d'Italia rival Rigoberto Uran

Cadel Evans loses 31 seconds to Giro d'Italia leader Rigoberto Uran on a tough day to Plan di Montecampione

Cadel Evans on stage fifteen of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: watson)

Cadel Evans's Giro d'Italia bid took another blow today on the slopes leading to the Plan di Montecampione. The Aussie Tour de France champion maintained second overall behind Rigoberto Urán, but slid back by 31 seconds.

"It wasn't my best day," Evans said. "I wanted to be better, but there's not much I could do about it."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.