Cadel Evans started Monday's 10th stage of the Tour de France, which has the two biggest climbs in the Pyrenees, covered in cuts and bruises after falling the previous day.
Kim Kirchen wore the overall leader's yellow jersey, but only led by six seconds over Evans heading into the daunting Pyrenean passes of Tourmalet and Hautacam, so difficult they are beyond classification.
Evans tumbled over his handlebars in Sunday's ninth stage, cracking open his helmet as he landed and scraping skin off his shoulder, elbow, knee and thigh.
"I thought: 'Oh, no, I've lost the Tour'," Evans said Monday. "I wanted to know my body was …
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