What is Cadel Evans?
[[File:Cadel Evans Tour 2010 team presentation.jpg|thumb|Cadel Evans in 2010]] '''Cadel Evans''' (born 14 February 1977 in [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]], [[Northern Territory]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[professional]] bicycle race driver. In 2011, he is the first Australian to win the [[Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stern.de/sport/sportwelt/evans-triumphiert-als-erster-australier-bei-tour-1709537.html |title=Evans triumphiert als erster Australier bei Tour &#124; STERN.DE |work=stern.de |year=2011|access-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/sports/cadel-evans-speeds-past-andy-schleck-in-tour-de-france.html |title=Tour de France - Cadel Evans Speeds Past Andy Schleck - NYTimes.com |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/cadel-evans-to-be-australias-first-tour-de-france-winner/story-fn8sc2wz-1226100566465 |title=Cadel Evans to be Australia's first Tour de France winner &#124; The Australian |work=theaustralian.com.au |year=2011|access-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> ==Early life== Cadel Evans was born on 14 February 1977 at the Katherine Hospital, [[Katherine, Northern Territory]], Australia. He is the son of Helen Cocks, a bank manager and Paul Evans, a [[council foreman]].<ref name=smh>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/true-grit-quirky-kids-a-tour-de-force/2008/07/25/1216492717814.html |title=True grit: quirky kid's a tour de force |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax |date=25 July 2008 |author=Daniel Emerson and Arjun Ramachandran}}</ref> He spent his early childhood in the small [[Indigenous Australians|aboriginal]] community of [[Barunga]], 80&nbsp;km east of Katherine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accidentallyoutback.com.au/news/1087-cadel-fever-takes-over-the-top-end |title=Cadel fever takes over the Top End |work=Accidentally Outback |publisher=Heartland Publishing |date