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‘We feel as if he’s won’: Podium finish a Tour victory for Porte – Sydney Morning Herald
Richie Porte’s journey into cycling as a teenager riding around Tasmania on a borrowed bike is set to culminate on Sunday when he becomes only the second Australian to stand on the podium at the Tour de France.
“I don’t think he got on a bike until he was about 15 or 16 and it wasn’t his own bike, it was just a borrowed one. When you hear a lot of the cyclists speak, they’ve been riding since they were nine years old.
“He’s a very private person. He doesn’t always say what he’s dreaming of, he just goes about his business and achieves it without talking too much and that’s basically Richie.
“We’re just happy that he’s happy. It’s a dream come true. I think we feel as if he’s won. That’s honestly how …
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