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Porte finishes with the best on first summit finish – SBS
Australian Tour de France general classification hope, Richie Porte, stuck with the top-tier climbers on the first summit finish of the race, the climb to Orcières-Merlette for Stage 4.
The stage was a relatively straightforward one from Porte’s team’s perspective, with Trek-Segafredo called upon to do little throughout the stage, and the action limited to the final climb of the day.
There were splits in the main group as Jumbo-Visma set a hard pace on the final climb, with a number of contenders dropped from the main group, which was a slim 16 riders by the stage finish. Porte finished in 14th, with teammate Bauke Mollema in 13th on the day.
Good,” said Porte when asked how…
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