Richie Porte wins Australian national time trial

Richie Porte, Tirreno-Adriatico 2014

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Team Sky's Richie Porte won the Australian time trial championship this morning in Victoria ahead of Rohan Dennis (BMC) and Jack Bobridge (Budget Forklifts).

"I am a happy boy. To win this time trial in such a class field, it's fantastic," Porte said with the white, green and yellow championship jersey.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.