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Fans hail Evans as Tour champ rides home

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Tour de France winner Cadel Evans was honoured with downtown Melbourne parade.

Cadel Evans was back on his bike Friday for just a few minutes and for a distance of about 250 metres to take part in a parade in downtown Melbourne honoring his July 24 triumph.Thousands of flag-waving spectators turned out to watch Evans ride the short distance down St. Kilda Road to popular Federation Square in the centre of the city. Evans, wearing his winners yellow jersey, was draped in an Australian flag and had a large, stuffed toy kangaroo, complete with a joey in its pouch, riding on his handlebars.Evans, who later signed autographs in the crowd, was the first Australian and only third non-European to win the most prestigious event in cycling.This is great, fantastic, everyones missing out on school and work, right? Evans said. Im very proud to be able to bring back this jersey and we can celebrate it together.Evans landed at Melbourne Airport on Thursday to see his family and take part in several functions. He has a home at Barwon Heads south of the city and on the way to the tourist-popular Great Ocean Road.
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