The Australian who was second in the final time trial of the Tour in 2011 – when he was just six seconds slower than Tony Martin and took the yellow jersey for the final stage – has already acknowledged that the title defence has escaped him in 2012. But Cadel Evans is expected to excel today. He is going to be one of the two Australian representatives in this discipline at the London Olympics and today he needs to finish at least 14” ahead of Zubeldia (RNT) to maintain his sixth place overall. If he finishes 1'28” ahead of his team-mate, van Garderen, then Evans could move up to fifth overall.