Cadel Evans and wife adopting Ethiopian child

Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and his wife, Chiara Passerini, are adopting a 12-month-old boy from Ethiopia.

That’s according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, which reported that the couple left Australia earlier this month to travel to Africa to close out months of paperwork to finalize the long-running process to adopt the child.

Evans posted a note on his Twitter account: “Being quieter on Twitter … busy babysitting!” Passerini also posted a picture of the couple holding hands with the boy.

Evans should have plenty of time to get acquainted with the new arrival as he’s not planning on racing until likely March. The Australian is putting his season focus on defending his Tour crown as well as the London Olympic Games and the 2012 world road cycling championships in Valkenburg, Holland.

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