Levi is quoted on Saturday as saying he wasn't going to "Vinokurov" Evans on Sunday in reference to when Vino attacked on the last day of the Tour before. Also, I think Evans was just being coy during interviews before the start of the stage yesterday and he had no plans of attacking as it's seen as a Parade into Paris.
I think it's just an unwritten rule that nobody near the top attacks. Plus I am sure Discovery would have been able to swallow up attacks.

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From: Lisa Winchester

> I read that Cadel Evans was trying to decide if he was going to aggressively
> race the last day of the TDF since he was only 23 seconds behind Contador. Is
> there some sort of rule (written or unwritten) that says you're not allowed to
> attack on the last day if you're in contention for the yellow jersey or is it
> just up to the riders themselves? Perhaps he thought that no one would ever
> speak to him again if he did attack (and take the yellow)on the last day? I was
> kind of hoping that he would. I thought that maybe if you're less than 30
> seconds off the lead then you can go for it if you want. Does anyone REALLY
> know what the correct protocol is in these cases? Just curious.
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