Richie Porte

Richie Porte attacks on the final climb to Paracombe, wins stage 2, and takes a solid lead in the overall at Tour Down Under.

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Richie Porte is a better climber than Chris Froome and needs to have a trouble-free Tour de France in order to win, Rohan Dennis said.

The 13-year veteran is ready to use his experience to help Richie Porte take on the Sky train in this summer's Tour de France.

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Richie Porte received the green light from BMC racing to lead the squad at next summer's Tour de France.

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"It's exciting for next year," says Richie Porte of a hard-earned fifth place at the Tour de France

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The what-ifs that haunt Richie Porte now just won’t matter if he gets to hold his arms in the air on the Champ-Élysées at the Tour de France.

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Richie Porte should lead BMC Racing for the rest of the Tour de France, according to a handful of other teams' staffers.

Multiple teams came to the Tour de France with more than one GC option, but potential conflicts have fizzled out.

Some said the BMC Racing rider was aiding his former teammate on the final climb of Sunday's stage 9.

It won't be easy for Richie Porte to overcome the time he lost to an unfortunate puncture in the Tour's first week

The BMC Racing pair is saving its efforts for when the Tour hits the mountains.

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"At the end of the day it is only a bike race isn’t it?" says Richie Porte after an untimely puncture in stage 2 costs him a minute and 40 seconds

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Richie Porte is eager to have a chance to ride for himself in the Tour de France. But Cadel Evans cautions that it may be too soon for the Aussie to realistically expect a yellow jersey.

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BMC has built its Tour de France roster around Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte. The team will bring Brent Bookwatler, Rohan Dennis, Greg Van Avermaet, and others.

Richie Porte dropped from second to fourth after three Sky riders outmaneuvered him when he attacked in Sunday's final stage.

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Richie Porte wants to be BMC Racing's top GC man at the Tour de France, and he's using the Critérium du Dauphiné to show off his skills.

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The Australian was zapped with a stomach bug Wednesday and the team decided to pull the plug after two days of racing in cold weather.

BMC Racing’s Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte are racing together for the first time this season at the Volta a Catalunya.

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Porte, Thomas, and Bardet will be gunning for early season wins, but it's likely that Alberto Contador will win the "Race to the sun."

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BMC leader Richie Porte is dropped in Tour of Oman stage 2, losing more time, but the team says he's on track for his Tour de France goals.

Richie Porte is a co-leader alongside Tejay van Garderen on BMC Racing this season, a role he says comes with added pressure.

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Gallery: Richie Porte Attacks on Stage 5

Richie Porte (BMC) kicked away from the field on Willunga as Gerrans fought to retain his overall lead by 8 seconds

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Pairing of Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte has BMC aiming for outright Tour victory

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BMC has a long list of 2016 objectives, but the most eyebrow-raising is the Tour de France, which it hopes to win in 2016.

Several top Australian riders will race the Santos Tour Down Under, scheduled for January 19-24.

Though Richie Porte has little success as a grand tour leader, BMC insists the Tasmanian can deliver on cycling's biggest stages.

General manager Jim Ochowicz tells VeloNews the "1-2 punch" will help the team's chances in the race for yellow next summer.

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Vincenzo Nibali and Mark Cavendish are two of several top riders who will compete at the inaugural four-day race.

After starting out with a bang, the 2015 trading season has cooled off with no major moves announced yet a the WorldTour level.

Will Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen be stronger together with BMC, or are their skills and ambitions too similar for just one team?

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Richie Porte joins BMC Racing to provide the team with an additional GC candidate across one-week stage races and grand tours for 2016

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Transfer season officially opens August 1, but most deals are hammered out well in advance. Here's a look at some of the major moves

Chris Froome says commentators airing their doubts about whether he's riding clean are fueling bad behavior among fans at roadside

Sky's Richie Porte says that he was punched on stage 10, with an aggressive roadside spectator to blame

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With an emphatic second-place finish in the Tour's stage 10, Richie Porte puts the bad memories of the Giro d'Italia behind him.

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Richie Porte says he's excited to finish the Tour de France with his friend Chris Froome, but he's ready to lead a team

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