Richie Porte - what do we know about him?

[Papa Kel]

they also had a pretty good australian rules football culture producing many fine exports across the tasman.

 

[Ferminal]

Forget the doping the UCI needs to crack down on those ridiculous length socks.

They are only that long to hide injection points

 

[blackcat]

and, be careful drawing conclusions about said result given the difference in circumstances.

conceded, yep.

 

[thehog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ZgobjFM0c (as i posted about 30 minutes ago)

Very impressive.

Yes. Very impressive. The Queen stage all of 46km in length!

He's a good rider but he's not TVG as a junior.

Now he's become Ullrich with acceleration.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Porte beat the record in an MTT as opposed to 150km road stage.

s-alien-t point.

channeling le chat noir.

good post, Ferminal.

and the hog.

better than being snarky, right?

 

[blackcat]

cult'o'

 

[thehog]

Porte beat the record in an MTT as opposed to 150km road stage.

Baden Cooke used to have the record up Mt. Buller.

He was a sprinter. And a doper.

 

[blackcat]

s-alien-t point.

channeling le chat noir.

good post, Ferminal.

and the hog.

better than being snarky, right?

le pussie
noir
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pastiche

 

[blackcat]

Baden Cooke used to have the record up Mt. Buller.

He was a sprinter. And a doper.

and hog is a muppet

cookie came third or fourth in classique des alps I think. definitely top 10.

just indicates the power of o2 techniques.

Udo Bolts said Ullrich could not climb before Telekom gave him EPO.

 

[Papa Kel]

Yes. Very impressive. The Queen stage all of 46km in length!

The length of that stage isn't as stupid as you make it out to be, given the way in which he beat the competition. But continue to use sarcasm as your key form of argument, it makes you look smart.

 

[thehog]

The length of that stage isn't as stupid as you make it out to be, given the way in which he beat the competition. But continue to use sarcasm as your key form of argument, it makes you look smart.

Maybe that stage was warming down in its infancy!

Look. I've said it many times. Porte is solid. Very good.

I like him a lot.

Let's see where he goes this year.

 

[Papa Kel]

Let's see where he goes this year.

Paris-Nice is all you need to look at. He dopes, it's simple. There is literally nothing else to say.

And my last few posts in here show I am as big a Porte fan as anyone.

Sad times are ahead in cycling, very sad.

 

[Ferminal]

Baden Cooke used to have the record up Mt. Buller.

He was a sprinter. And a doper.

No way Hog, I don't believe you. I mean he rode for Barloworld, definitely wouldn't have doped there.

 

[thehog]

Paris-Nice is all you need to look at. He dopes, it's simple. There is literally nothing else to say.

And my last few posts in here show I am as big a Porte fan as anyone.

Sad times are ahead in cycling, very sad.

It is sad.

Because in the real world he's a talent.

But he's turned into not normal. He, Froome, Wiggins and going to break the Tour apart. They'll win the TTT by 3 minutes. Maybe more.

 

[Papa Kel]

Given I'm new to these forums my overall forum view on Froome is not 100% clear. But please tell me that 95% people on here think his performances since the vuelta in 2011 is the most dodgy thing in cycling since ... well, ever.

(I realise this is completely un-Porte related, but he seems to get brought into discussion here regularly)

 

[WinterRider]

Given I'm new to these forums my overall forum view on Froome is not 100% clear. But please tell me that 95% people on here think his performances since the vuelta in 2011 is the most dodgy thing in cycling since ... well, ever.

(I realise this is completely un-Porte related, but he seems to get brought into discussion here regularly)

I think people are pretty satisfied that he's legit, but you could check here to see what was actually said:

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=17756

There might have been one or two who thought it a bit snaily.

 

[Ferminal]

I think people are pretty satisfied that he's legit, but you could check here to see what was actually said:

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=17756

There might have been one or two who thought it a bit snaily.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=15100

The original is always the best.

 

[manafana]

he used be with Bjarnes says alot.

 

[happychappy]

Sky, whose revolutionary training methods have allowed guys like Froome and Wiggings, who otherwise would still be fairly unknown

I have some vague recollection of "Wiggings" placing 4th in Le Tour de France before joining Sky.

 

[Avoriaz]

It is sad.

Because in the real world he's a talent.

But he's turned into not normal. He, Froome, Wiggins and going to break the Tour apart. They'll win the TTT by 3 minutes. Maybe more.

Look forward to that. For all their strength it is quite odd that the only TTT they have ever won was in the Tour of Qatar about three years ago (i think...)

 

[Catwhoorg]

Yep 2010.

It is odd, as Garmin have shown that success in a TTT is down to training and taking it seriously.

Its something that I am surprised with Sky's lack of success over the years, especially given their ITT strengths.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/inside-the-mind-of-dave-brailsford/

The key here is to get people who are ahead of the curve – performing at a higher level for their age. The ideal scenario is that they outperform their salary. A great example would be Richie Porte at Saxo Bank. He was seventh at the Giro as a neo-pro but there were guys who finished much lower than that getting paid a lot, lot more.

So, he was already tapped up by team SKY in april 2011? That could explain his great workethics for Contador in 2011.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yep 2010.

It is odd, as Garmin have shown that success in a TTT is down to training and taking it seriously.

Its something that I am surprised with Sky's lack of success over the years, especially given their ITT strengths.

Just imagine what will happen will Sky gets around to windtunnel testing and TTT training. We are currently half way into chapter 5 (of 10) in the marginal gains manual.

 

[Tyrant]

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/inside-the-mind-of-dave-brailsford/


So, he was already tapped up by team SKY in april 2011? That could explain his great workethics for Contador in 2011.

However the Giro was not a great example because, as some users already pointed out here, he was ranked top 10 due to the massive breakout. Nothing suggested that he would be the rider he is today.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

However the Giro was not a great example because, as some users already pointed out here, he was ranked top 10 due to the massive breakout. Nothing suggested that he would be the rider he is today.

That is the joke about it, Brailsford roaming the CQ Rankings site and not interpreting the results. I do bet Porte's 2010 Giro was nothing like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-2tsjjb2br8#t=1028s

Looking at his gearings this year in Paris Nice and Criterium he certainly 'moved up a gear'.