Speculation of the day: Evans on Contador

Most Aussie bike racing enthusaists would have watched Cadel Evans be interviewed by Andrew Denton (a local comedian turned Parkinson-style interviewer) last Monday night. To be honest it was OK but not very revealing. Denton talked it up on ABC radio prior to the show and suggested that Cadel was unhappy about his team's support during the race but Cadel himself didn't say that in the interview. He did say that Contador was innocent until proven guilty, but that's hardly earthshaking, is it? He also regrets losing those 23 seconds, but it would be more surprising if he hadn't regretted it.

CN has a partial transcript on its site:
"Evans: Contador is "innocent until proven guilty"... 2007 Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans took time out to conduct an interview on the Australian talk show, 'Enough Rope'... After discussing Evans' childhood and life growing up on a remote Northern Territory settlement, Denton moved into the hot topic following this year's Tour: losing by 23 seconds and doping. He was specifically asked if he believed that Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) deserved this year's Tour de France victory, especially in light of comments made by German anti-doping activist, Werner Franke, that the Spaniard's victory was "the greatest swindle" in sports history. Evans said: "I think, like everyone, there is a bit of a shadow over his winning and his reputation. For me, innocent until proven guilty is always my attitude. "Just because you win the Tour de France doesn't mean you are a cheat. People have to remember that. If something comes out... solid evidence, yes... but 'til now, no solid proof has come out. So I'll leave him innocent until proven guilty," he said. "