Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ruled out the possibility of a national holiday but told Cadel Evans of the impact his victory in the Tour de France would have on his compatriots.
Australians stayed up through the night, some at fancy dress parties, to watch the 34-year-old Evans ride to victory down Paris’ Champs-Elysees in Sunday’s final stage of cycling’s greatest race.
Gillard spoke to Evans by telephone beforehand and told him that all of the country would be behind him as he rode to the finish line to become the first Australian to  … More