Cadel Evans is all but certain to become Australia's first Tour de France winner after a stunning time trial-victory in the suburbs of Grenoble.
Evans recorded a time of 55 minutes 40 seconds to claim the yellow jersey from Andy Schleck before Sunday's largely ceremonial final stage in Paris.
Germany's Tony Martin won the time-trial from Evans, who moved 1:34 ahead of Schleck in the overall standings. Schleck began the day with a 53-second lead in the general classification.
The Luxembourger is destined for a third consecutive second place in the Tour after the aggression that secured his stage win over the Galibier on Thursday appeared to catch up with him.
Evans, a general classification runner-up in 2008 and 2009, was visibly emotional as he was presented with the yellow jersey that he last wore after day eight of last year's tour.
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