Richie Porte: Team Sky are 'playing games' when they say I'm the Tour de France favourite

Porte says that behind the scenes Sky will be thinking that Froome will win yellow

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

With the Tour de France just two days away, Richie Porte (BMC Racing) has dismissed suggestions by Chris Froome and Team Sky that he is the favourite to win the yellow jersey.

Speaking at a pre-race press conference, Porte suggested that his good friend Froome and the rest of Team Sky might not be being entirely honest when they labelled him as the man to beat after he finished second at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

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