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‘Now I can retire happy, this means everything’ – Porte climbs onto Paris podium – SBS
Richie Porte raced the time trial of his life on the Planche des Belles Filles, riding himself onto the podium in Paris and etching another place in Australian cycling history.
The Tasmanian finished just 0:58 of a second behind Tom Dumoulin (57:16:30) the fastest rider at the finish on Stage 20 before Tadej Pogaar smashed everyone out of the water, ripping the yellow jersey off Primo Rogli’s back with a time of 55:55.
As Pogaar’s Tour de France career is just starting with a bang, winning the yellow jersey on debut, Porte is in the twilight of his, satisfied with a podium in Paris.
“It’s been many years of disappointment, crashes and whatever, dramas,” Porte sai…
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