Aussie Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) in Vuelta a España stage seven in Valencia.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) did a solid ride.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)
Cadel Evans puts on the white jersey of combination classification leader.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) crosses the line ahead of David de la Fuente (Fuji-Servetto), Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas)(Image credit: Sirotti)
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) leads Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas)(Image credit: Sirotti)
Silence-Lotto did an impressive job of protecting their leader Cadel Evans during the Vuelta's ninth stage(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) looking cool, calm and collected during the stage(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) sits safely at the front of the bunch on one of the ascents of the Puerto de la Carrasqueta(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) navigates another corner.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) leads the combination classification at the Vuelta(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) finishes with the bulk of the peloton, and his main rivals for the overall(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) follows teammate Francis De Greef over the finish line on stage 10(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans got podium time for being on the day's best team.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)
A mechanical on the final climb didn't help Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) any.(Image credit: sirott)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas) on the Velefique(Image credit: Sirotti)
Paolo Tiralongo (Lampre-NCG) leads Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) as the two push on towards the finish(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) battles to stay in contention after puncturing near the summit of the penultimate climb of the day(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) had a tough day and lost more time on GC(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) digs in on the final climb(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans is set to get his season back-on-track at the Vuelta a España. A strong performance at the Spanish race will all but banish the memory of this year's Tour de France. Signs were good early on as Evans defended a position close to the top of the general classification through the first days of the Vuelta.
As with all the favorites at this year's Vuelta, the second week will show whether the Australian has put the pieces together to complete a victorious close to his season. Two years on from a fourth place finish overall in 2007, this image gallery will capture the action as Evans aims for the top step in Madrid.
Click here for an image gallery of Cadel Evans' Vuelta a España.
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