Richie Porte at Paris-Nice 2021 (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Richie Porte has abandoned Paris-Nice following a crash in his debut race for Ineos Grenadiers.
Porte was brought down in the final 35km of the 165km first stage in a crash that also held up Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana) and Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic). The Australian gingerly got back up and remounted before then getting off his bike again and going to the race medics.
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