Evans tips Gilbert for Flèche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Cadel Evans (BMC) has emphasised that this week's Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège are stepping stones to what he hopes is overall victory at the Giro d'Italia, but he thinks that he could be stronger than ever before for this year's Ardennes classics after a two-week training camp at altitude in the Sierra Nevada.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.