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CADEL Evans has vowed to return for another tilt at the Tour Down Under after finishing one second behind this year's winner, Simon Gerrans.
Evans has conquered the brutal switchbacks and punishing mountain climbs of Europe, but his home roads have again proved tougher to crack.
The Tour de France great fell agonisingly close to his first Tour Down Under title yesterday after 800km of racing.
The loss is now likely to lure Evans back for one last shot at his first major victory on home soil since winning the Tour of Tasmania in 1998.
"If Adelaide will have me back that would be so cool for this to be my last racing appearance,'' Evans said.
Evans indicated during this year's Tour Down Under he would reassess his career after the Giro d'Italia in May but would not be rushed into retirement.
Tour Down Under - Stage 6 - Adelaide Street Circuit. Simon Gerrans over 2014 champion. Source: News Limited
The 36-year-old dreamed of a fairytale finish to what many had believed would be his last race in Australia but instead he was beaten to the punch by Gerrans, the man who defeated him by centimetres for the Australian road title two weeks ago.
It was a loss which has disappointed the 33-year-old Evans but also fired him up.
"Don't underestimate the competitive fire," Evans said.
In a warning to rivals ahead of his full-throttle bid to become the first Australian to win the Giro d'Italia.
Evans has also rated his form ahead of where he had thought he would be at this stage of the season.
Simon Gerrans of Orica GreenEDGE celebrates on stage. Source: Getty Images
"Of course we would prefer to win, that's what we are hard-wired to do, but to be second by one second shows we are starting to work towards May (and the Giro),'' he said.
Earlier Evans said he was satisfied with what he has gained out of the six-day Tour.
"My goal for this year was to start off well and somewhere near my best level, " said Evans who lost the race lead on Saturday to Gerrans, supported by a purpose-built team, on the only hilltop finish of the race.
"I come away from the race satisfied. I am riding as well as I had hoped, maybe even better and I think my performances have demonstrated that.
"Certainly I think I am riding as well as I hoped [and] the performance I think have demonstrated [that]."
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