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| Cadel Evans. (© Cyclingheroes) |
Evans will be replaced in the event by three time World Champion, Michael Rogers.
On Monday Evans dismissed rumours
he had suffered an injury that might threaten his Olympic Games campaign but after the flight home to Switzerland his right
knee swelled up and he decided to visit an orthopaedic specialist for precautionary scans.
"I slipped on a wet floor
on Sunday night and my team (Silence Lotto) doctor immediately had a look at it and said not to worry," said Evans who had
been at the official post Tour team dinner. "I immediately headed back to the hotel and to bed and on Monday morning I felt
a bit sore but didn't feel I'd done any damage.
"But on the flight home my knee began to swell up so I had to consider
going to see a specialist who recommended cancelling my ride in the criterium in Belgium in favour of getting some scans done,"
said Evans. "It's not a major injury but it's something I will have to manage carefully.
"I recognised I might not
be at my absolute best in the race against the clock but I can still make a significant contribution to the team effort for
the road race," he said. "I'll be training and getting treatment over the next few days to confirm my participation by Monday.
"But
I will not take a place in Beijing if everything doesn't go according to plan," said Evans who would not elaborate on the
details of the injury. "I don't want to go into the details, I just want to focus on overcoming it so I can race in China."
Evans,
31, crashed during stage 9 of the Tour de France but rallied to complete the event and finish in second place overall.
Evans
won the time trial at last year's Goodluck Beijing road cycling test with Rogers second. Australia has only qualified one
starting position for the men's time trial at the Olympic Games.
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