Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans believes his fifth placing in the world championship men's road race on Sunday augers well for Australian cycling.

Over the past 20 or so years, I have measured out routes of varying distances in Freeport with my bicycle or car odometer and noted landmarks at mile markers or painted a line on the highway or the street.

TOUR de France runner-up Cadel Evans believes his fifth placing in the world championship men's road race today augers well for Australian cycling.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

It was a soggy welcome at Nike for the third annual Livestrong Challenge. "Good Morning everybody! So this is Portland, huh?," said seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

The rainy weather did not stop more than 3,100 riders and runners from raising nearly $2 million for cancer research on Sunday. The money goes to Lance Armstrong's foundation for cancer research.