Richie Porte
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Richard "Richie" Porte is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on . In his first year in the UCI Pro Tour, Porte has been a consistent performer in the General classification
at several stage races.
Porte started cycling in 2006 when he was 21 years of age. He comes from a triathlon background, having competed in the sport since 2003. He raced with a Tasmania
n UCI Continental team, Praties, in 2008 and 2009, and under the eye of Andrea Tafi
on the Monsummanese Grassi Mapei amateur Italian team in 2009. His performance at the 2009 Baby Giro, where he won the individual time trial, brought him to the attention of the professional teams and at the end of the season, Porte signed a two year contract with . His coach at Team Saxo Bank is a fellow Australian, Bradley McGee
. McGee is a former professional cyclist and world track champion, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2004 and 3 Grand Tour
stages.
His best achievement to date is finishing seventh overall and winning the Young Rider Jersey competition in the 2010 Giro d'Italia
. This was by a margin of 7 mins 29 seconds over Robert Kišerlovski
, cementing his place as a rider for the future. He also led the race during stages 11–13 and thus wore the "Maglia Rosa" leaders jersey.
Porte narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the Elite Men's Time Trial at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships
, held in the Australian city of Geelong
.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...
at several stage races.
Porte started cycling in 2006 when he was 21 years of age. He comes from a triathlon background, having competed in the sport since 2003. He raced with a Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n UCI Continental team, Praties, in 2008 and 2009, and under the eye of Andrea Tafi
Andrea Tafi (cyclist)
Andrea Tafi is an Italian former road bicycle racer who retired from his professional career in 2005. Tafi's propensity to perform best in the harder races earned him the nickname Il Gladiatore ....
on the Monsummanese Grassi Mapei amateur Italian team in 2009. His performance at the 2009 Baby Giro, where he won the individual time trial, brought him to the attention of the professional teams and at the end of the season, Porte signed a two year contract with . His coach at Team Saxo Bank is a fellow Australian, Bradley McGee
Bradley McGee
Bradley John McGee OAM is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank and the personal coach of young Australian rider Richie Porte. He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten...
. McGee is a former professional cyclist and world track champion, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2004 and 3 Grand Tour
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
stages.
His best achievement to date is finishing seventh overall and winning the Young Rider Jersey competition in the 2010 Giro d'Italia
2010 Giro d'Italia
The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...
. This was by a margin of 7 mins 29 seconds over Robert Kišerlovski
Robert Kiserlovski
Robert Kišerlovski is a Croatian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2005.At the 2011 Paris–Nice, Kišerlovski crashed on a slippery downhill and slid underneath a parked truck, being caught underneath it for several minutes and needing eight stitches.-...
, cementing his place as a rider for the future. He also led the race during stages 11–13 and thus wore the "Maglia Rosa" leaders jersey.
Porte narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the Elite Men's Time Trial at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships
2010 UCI Road World Championships
The 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event...
, held in the Australian city of Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
.
Palmarès
2006- 3rd Stage 11 Tour of the Murray River
2007
- 1st Overall Tour of Bright
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 2
2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of WellingtonTour of WellingtonThe Tour of Wellington or Trust House Classic is a road cycling race held in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The race exists of a men's competition over seven stages and is part of the UCI Oceania Tour.-Winners:...
- 1st Overall Tour de Perth
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Tour of Tasmania
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Stage 9
2009
- 1st Stage 2 Giro del Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
- 1st Stage 4 Baby Giro d'Italia
- 1st GP Citta di Felino
- 3rd National Championships Individual Time Trial
- 3rd Coppa della Pace
2010
- 1st Stage 3 ITT Tour de Romandie2010 Tour de RomandieThe 2010 Tour de Romandie cycling road race started on 27 April and finished on 2 May in Switzerland. It was the 6th event in the 2010 UCI ProTour, and the 13th event in the World Calendar. The race winner had been declared as Alejandro Valverde, who won the final stage to take the race by 11...
- 4th Overall Tour of Britain2010 Tour of BritainThe 2010 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages that was held from 11–18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour. The race began in Rochdale...
- 4th Overall Eneco Tour2010 Eneco TourThe 2010 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the sixth edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It took place from 17 August to 24 August 2010 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered. It was part of the UCI World Ranking...
- 4th UCI Road World Championships Time Trial2010 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event...
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia2010 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...
- 1st
Young Rider Jersey - Held
Jersey held from Stage 11-13
- 1st
- 10th Clásica de San SebastiánClásica de San SebastiánThe Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain...
2011
- 1st Stage 5 Post Danmark Rundt