Richie Porte - what do we know about him?

[Dear Wiggo]

He certainly hasn't shown anything this year to suggest he is better than he has been in previous years

Gotcha.

 

[SeriousSam]

Porte, the leading cyclist in the world at this time of the year, just like in previous years. Wait, what?

 

[Dear Wiggo]

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Porte, the leading cyclist in the world at this time of the year, just like in previous years. Wait, what?

Agreed. Next thing you know we'll be told Brad Wiggins didn't dope in 2012.

 

[the sceptic]

yes, Porte does this every year. Nothing to see here. He will probably end up at about 2500 CQ points like he always does.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

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Porte, the leading cyclist in the world at this time of the year, just like in previous years. Wait, what?

Does the fact that he is leading the UCI rankings mean he is the best? He is top because he started his season earlier and raced the Tour Down Under, something which no other top riders bother with. He was a fortunate winner of Catalunya. Okay, he was pretty dominant in Paris Nice but he didn't have to beat a single rider there who could be considered a GC contender in Grand Tours. Let's see if he is top of the UCI rankings at the end of the year, not in april.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

He only needs to beat top 10 by the end of the year to uh show your hypothesis broken.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

And his points so far do in fact point to him going better than any other year as a pro.

Just sayin'.

Numbers don't lie n all.

Not opinion.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

I'm basing my judgement on his actual performances, not some flawed ranking system which gave him 86 points for racing some egg and spoon contest in Australia which no other top cyclists bother with. His performances in the first part of 2013 were every bit as ridiculous as anything he has done this year. I am looking forward to seeing him fail in the Giro. If he goes and wins there (or even manages to give Contador a proper race), I will be the first to admit I was wrong

 

[hfer07]

... and he's showing his veins pumped up while his shape is truly sharp.....
Contador might have some trouble fighting Richie after all

 

[the sceptic]

so the reason Porte has lost weight is because he stopped drinking beer and wine..

 

[LaFlorecita]

... and he's showing his veins pumped up while his shape is truly sharp.....
Contador might have some trouble fighting Richie after all

that's ridiculous. Of course he won't have trouble with Little Richie Porte. There is just no way in hell he can match Alberto in good shape, whether he's 40kg or 100kg.

 

[SeriousSam]

I think he'd have to give up donuts and hamburgers to get down to 40kg

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I think he'd have to give up donuts and hamburgers to get down to 40kg

Have you seen Papy Horner?

 

[hfer07]

... and he's showing his veins pumped up while his shape is truly sharp.....
Contador might have some trouble fighting Richie after all

that's ridiculous. Of course he won't have trouble with Little Richie Porte. There is just no way in hell he can match Alberto in good shape, whether he's 40kg or 100kg.

While I agree with you, since Porte has yet to prove himself as a GT rider, I believe this year will be his break through and perhaps we get a big surprise- after all we're taking about SKY ....

 

[Nick C.]

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so the reason Porte has lost weight is because he stopped drinking beer and wine..

Yeah right. I thought Sky was all over these guys with diet. Or was that the story from three years ago. Beyond that with all those altitude training camps with the team they are really drinking beer and wine? Do they smuggle it in like HS kids on a field trip?

 

[Benotti69]

... and he's showing his veins pumped up while his shape is truly sharp.....
Contador might have some trouble fighting Richie after all

that's ridiculous. Of course he won't have trouble with Little Richie Porte. There is just no way in hell he can match Alberto in good shape, whether he's 40kg or 100kg.

While I agree with you, since Porte has yet to prove himself as a GT rider, I believe this year will be his break through and perhaps we get a big surprise- after all we're taking about SKY ....

With Sky it will not be a surprise.

 

[Rollthedice]

I bet he lately drops Froome hard in those rides they do together up the mountains.

 

[SeriousSam]

He probably trains another hour after the secret 4 additional hours him and Froome do over and beyond the Kerrison master plan.

 

[peloton]

Looks like someone didn't like of what he saw...

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[SeriousSam]

does putain really mean what goole translate says it means? lolol

 

[Red Rick]

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does putain really mean what goole translate says it means? lolol

I think it means what you and I both think it means

I didn't look it up,

 

[SkyTears]

Antoine is just upset that Sky domestique humiliated the french legion

Watched the stage , a little hill, mediocre competition, i see nothing special here.

 

[peloton]

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does putain really mean what goole translate says it means? lolol

In this context, it means f u c k (i n g)

 

[Rollthedice]

“To be honest I didn’t feel fantastic today, I only came down from altitude on Friday and so to win with legs I had today was massive confidence boost"

There you have it. Nothing special. Just rocketing up the mountain. Altitude, diet, swimming, attention to details, no Nutella makes a former Plan B guy step up to the A game.

 

[SeriousSam]

So Richie was having one of his patented bad days. But instead of losing time, like he used to , he merely gained less. Sounds legit