Horner never did a time trial like this, but I know where you're coming from. This was the time-trial performance of a life for Richie today. He was as fast as a fast Dumoulin. Craziness.
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Porte has always been an accomplished TT rider
Statistics overview for Richie Porte
How many profile views had Richie Porte? Profile photos per season and number of wins and points per season.
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and it's not like he matched the 2017 Dumoulin
He lost a minute to Tom on the flatter part and gained a minute on the climb. Not that much of a stretch. He is a better climber than Tom in this tour
Or 2017 Tony Martin.
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Richie Porte is the winner of Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Stage 4 (ITT), before Tony Martin and Alejandro Valverde. Thomas De Gendt was leader in GC.
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Pappy Horner never had strong time trials Porte has done plenty. He is visibly more relaxed this year. Amazing ride. No more suspicious than anyone else in the top 10. As for comparing to Dumoulin, well Dumo has been riding in support of Roglic for three weeks of course he isn't going to be fresh as Porte who was a protected rider.
Porte's TT is at least in the realm of believable. He lost time in the flatter part and regained it on the climb. He's been climbing well in this tour, so believable or at least believable enough to not raise serious questions.
Plus porte has always been good on big efforts on climbs that are not massively long, suited him to the ground
He's been the third best climber for the majority of the race and he hasn't had to do constant domestique work like Dumoulin. If Porte was ever going to get a TT course that suited him this would be it. Horner was never the TT rider Richie has been and Horner was over 40 when he won the Vuelta. Don't see much similarities between the two. Porte only did what he always threatened to do, it just took him longer and he didn't have to do it against Froome, Thomas and a healthy Bernal none of whom were ever going to make the podium in the year's Tour based on recent form.
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Plus Tom D didn't change bikes which pretty clearly cost him at least 30 seconds.
Found it interesting Porte was fairly candid and surprisingly specific in describing his best and worst teammates in GCN interview. Loves Mads, "hates one of the guys" who tested positive. Froome? Contador?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-M3F5Qc0Ac
No surprise he loves Mads Petersen - In the year 2020, Mads was his bodyguard at the TDU and TDF, despite Mads being the world champion.
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I know it wasn't because of the positive - in fact that only came later - but didn't he get into some major disagreement with Froome during the 2017 Dauphine?
I think those two are the only teammates of his who tested positive while teammate of Porte.
Sort of, he lost the Dauphine because of Froome...but they were on different teams by then, so fair game.
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