Richie Porte

Tejay van Garderen targeting Giro d'Italia success after Tour de France leadership snub

American Tejay van Garderen has conceded that Richie Porte earned his place as BMC Racing team leader at the Tour after finishing fourth in 2016

By Henry Robertshaw Published 5 January 17

Richie Porte the man to beat on Tour Down Under queen stage

Australian Richie Porte is aiming for a fourth consecutive victory on Willunga Hill, the Tour Down Under's 'queen' stage

By Nigel Wynn Published 3 January 17

Richie Porte quits Giro d'Italia

Team Sky's leader leaves the Giro d'Italia after a race marred by bad luck, crashes and an already infamous time penalty

By Gregor Brown Published 25 May 15

Vincenzo Nibali heads back to Italy for surgery after Olympic road race collarbone break

Italian Vincenzo Nibali was one of several riders to come away from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games road race with injury

By Nigel Wynn Published 7 August 16

Chris Froome offers Grand Tour advice to departing Richie Porte

Chris Froome says Richie Porte has the potential to win a Grand Tour but needs to improve his consistency over the three week races

By Gregor Brown Published 26 July 15

Never switch off: The art of staying in overall contention in the Tour's first week

You can't win it here, but there's a certain skill to staying in touch as a GC contender in the Tour de France's opening week, with more riders seeing dents to their overall aspirations after stage two of the 2016 edition

By Nick Bull Published 3 July 16

Froome and Porte: It was better to work together at Critérium du Dauphiné

The former Sky teammates said it benefited them more to work together in the finale of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage five rather than mark each other

By Sophie Smith Published 11 June 16

Porte the underdog promises to fight back

Richie Porte remains calm and confident despite being docked two minutes for letting his mate Simon Clarke give him a wheel.

By Gregor Brown Published 20 May 15

Richie Porte and Team Sky still top WorldTour rankings after Milan-San Remo

By Nigel Wynn Published 23 March 15

Richie Porte moves up to third in Tour de France

By Gregor Brown Published 12 July 14

Jakob Fuglsang narrowly beats Richie Porte and Chris Froome to win Critérium du Dauphiné stage six

Danish rider edges out Richie Porte and Chris Froome in a tight sprint for the line at the Critérium du Dauphiné

By Craig Cunningham Published 9 June 17

Team Sky pull Richie Porte from Giro squad

Australian will now focus his season around supporting Chris Froome at the Tour de France following disrupted Spring campaign

By Simon Richardson Published 7 April 14

Richie Porte crashes into the back of a TV motorbike on Mont Ventoux (video)

Richie Porte (BMC) smashed into the back of a camera motorbike as crowds on Mont Ventoux, causing chaos in the final kilometres

By Stuart Clarke Published 14 July 16

Illness forces Richie Porte to withdraw from Tirreno-Adriatico

Richie Porte has withdrawn from Tirreno-Adriatico due to an upper respiratory tract infection which he picked up after the Volta ao Algarve.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 2 March 18

Winners and losers from Giro d'Italia stage one

With stage one's team time trial now in the books, the Giro d'Italia is already producing some intriguing story lines.

By Stuart Clarke Published 10 May 15

Team Sky more wary of Richie Porte after aggressive ride on Tour de France stage three

The British team say they'll need to keep a close eye on Porte who attempted to grab some time on GC on the short uphill finish of the Tour de France stage three

By Gregor Brown Published 3 July 17

Richie Porte wins Tour de Suisse overall as Stefan Küng takes final time trial

Porte seals the overall win as Nairo Quintana drops to third

By Richard Windsor Published 17 June 18

Inside Richie Porte's Giro d'Italia motorhome

Exclusive shots of the motorhome Team Sky's Richie Porte is sleeping in as he takes on the 2015 Giro d'Italia. Photos by Graham Watson

By Nigel Wynn Published 18 May 15

Chris Froome accidentally blocks Richie Porte to deny him Dauphiné podium place (video)

Richie Porte finds himself boxed in by Chris Froome and Team Sky teammates to lose his place on the podium at the Critérium du Dauphiné

By Stuart Clarke Published 12 June 16

Richie Porte and Romain Bardet among the star line-up racing Mont Ventoux one-day race

The unique Mont Ventoux one-day race returns for 2020, with star riders Romain Bardet, Richie Porte and Fabio Aru among the starters.

By Alex Ballinger Published 7 July 20

Richie Porte 'flabbergasted' and 'in shock' over Chris Froome anti-doping investigation

Porte describes his reaction to hearing news of UCI investigation into friend and former team-mate

By Henry Robertshaw Published 5 January 18

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

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

By Henry Robertshaw Published 29 June 17

Richie Porte battling on in Tour de France despite chest infection

Richie Porte aims to finish Tour de France despite illness and time loss

By Gregor Brown Published 20 July 14

Richie Porte sets up Tour Down Under overall win with emphatic victory on Willunga Hill

Richie Porte took his fourth consecutive win on Willunga Hill and setup his first overall victory at the Tour Down Under

By Richard Windsor Published 21 January 17

Richie Porte out of Volta a Catalunya with lingering illness

Tasmanian Richie Porte still suffering from illness that saw him withdraw from Tirreno-Adriatico - Setback for his race programme ahead of assault on Giro d'Italia in May

By Nigel Wynn Published 26 March 14

Richie Porte obliterated the Willunga Hill KoM - here's how his ride compares to previous years

The Tasmanian knocked 30 seconds off his previous best time on the climb

By Jonny Long Published 26 January 20

Richie Porte given two-minute penalty and fine for accepting help at the Giro d'Italia

Under UCI rules, Richie Porte has been sanctioned for accepting 'non-regulation assistance' when he changed wheels with Simon Clarke of Orica-GreenEdge

By Gregor Brown Published 19 May 15