TOUR de France winner Cadel Evans's comments slamming Brisbane drivers and labelling them as "unnecessarily nasty" has escalated, causing backlash from both cyclists and drivers.

Evans took part in a family fun ride from South Bank to Sirromet winery yesterday and afterwards said the attitude of Brisbane drivers was overwhelmingly negative.

Hundreds of comments were posted on The Courier-Mail website, with some attacking the sporting hero while others agreed with his comments.

Shell of Bayside hit out at Evans's comments and said Brisbane drivers weren't the only ones at fault.

"A lot of Brisbane drivers are people from interstate who moved here and people who moved here from overseas," she said.

"So, don't go blaming Brisbane drivers. Get your facts right, that includes you Cadel Evans."

Mike of Brisbane also attacked the Tour De France winner's comments.

"I am disappointed Cadel would make a comment like this ... if he did," he said.

"Generalisations are unhelpful. While I agree there are some inconsiderate drivers, there are also cyclists who ride two or three abreast and hold up traffic by not doing the speed limit."

But Kevin of south of the CBD said he "totally agreed" with Evans' comments.

"Drivers in Brisbane are inconsiderate and only think of themselves," he wrote.

"I do a bit of walking and some times I wonder if it's the national sport and (drivers) try to get as close as they can to cyclists and pedestrians."

Evans said the driver behaviour in Brisbane was extremely negative.

"We certainly have a lot of riders (in Brisbane) and most of the people ride very early here," he said.

"When they get abuse from the cars, I can understand why (they ride so early.)"

Hundreds of fans lined up outside a CBD shop for Australia's first Tour winner to sign copies of his book Cadel Evans: The Long Road to Paris.

Originally published as Backlash to Cadel's 'nasty drivers' blast