Richie Porte on stage fifteen of the 2014 Tour de France
Sky's Richie Porte will continue in the Tour de France despite losing time in the mountain stages on Friday and Saturday, and a chest infection.
"It's the Tour de France, the goal is to get to Paris. Even yesterday, when I wasn't great, I still made it in before the gruppetto, so it's realistic to try and finish the race," Porte said.
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