Tight Tour-to-Tokyo turnaround makes Olympic Games road race ‘a lottery’: Richie Porte
The 36-year-old headlines the Australian team, also including Lucas Hamilton and Luke Durbridge, which will compete in the men’s road race on Saturday. Rohan Dennis will bypass the road race to maximise his strong medal chances in the time trial next Wednesday.Porte has had just five days to recover from the Tour ahead of the mountainous 234-kilometre Olympic test that will take in the lower slopes of Mt Fuji.
Durbridge has made a concerted effort over the last Olympic cycle to be selected for Tokyo and represent his country at an event he estimates he’s been a reserve for three times. “I knew they’d take leaders but not necessarily workers. I kept my hand firmly in the air, saying, ‘Look, I’m here and I’m ready.’”
“It’s something I’m quite good at: big team player. I grew up playing team sports and I really enjoyed that. You’ve got to think what’s best for your leader, get to know them personally and how they work in the bunch; Do they like to ride back in the peloton, or do they like to ride safely at the front? What they like to eat and drink, all this sort of stuff.
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