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Porte’s ‘bittersweet’ Tour promising for future
- Updated: July 23, 2016
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MORZINE, France (VN) — Australian Richie Porte joined BMC Racing for a chance to win the Tour de France after working in Team Sky — and though the 2016 edition is ending “bittersweet” for him, the signs are promising.
Porte sits fifth overall at 5:17 minutes after the last mountain stage, a rain-soaked ride to Morzine over the Joux Plane. He should hold that spot when the Tour ends tomorrow with a flat stage in Paris.
After the stage, the 31-year-old slowed to a stop near BMC’s red and black team bus, where American teammate Tejay van Garderen stood nearby. He smiled, but briefly as the microphones and television cameras neared.
“It’s a bit bittersweet,” Porte said. “I sort of felt like I was throwing time away even yesterday, as well.
“I’ll move on, now I have the Olympics to look forward too and hopefully, I’ll take some good …
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