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London - Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has been ruled out of the Olympic time trial due to fatigue, Cycling Australia announced Sunday.
Evans, Australia's first world champion in 2009 and first yellow jersey winner in 2011, endured a torrid campaign on the recent Tour de France finishing well behind British champion Bradley Wiggins.
He completed the men's 250km road race on Saturday, but doctors confirmed the 35-year-old Australian was not fit to take part in Wednesday's race against the clock.
"Cadel Evans will not compete in the Men's Individual Time Trial event," said a Cycling Australia statement said.
"He has been seen by the Cycling doctor Dr Mark Fisher and Olympic Team Medical Director Peter Baquie, and they have confirmed he is fatigued and will not recover in time for Wednesday."
The statement added Evans will not be replaced, meaning Michael Rogers - a former three-time world champion in the discipline - will be Australia's only representative in the race.
Wiggins will line up as one of the favourites for the time trial, alongside Swiss Fabian Cancellara and Germany's Tony Martin.
