ANALYSIS: Willunga Hill isn't the Pyrenees: Why Porte needed this landmark Tour de France moment
Regardless of his performance at this year's Tour de France, Richie Porte was going to go down as one of the greats of Australian cycling.
"It doesn't matter what races you have won, the Tour's the one you are judged on," he said after locking up"I said to my wife that the photo that I want to have when I retire is the one standing on the podium in Paris."A few years ago it seemed time was the only thing between Porte and him getting in the frame of that photo, but as the years went by, it became painfully clear nothing was certain.
Consistently impressive performances at smaller races saw him picked up by new British team Sky Procycling, which ruled the cycling world for the next half-decade.
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