Richie Porte (BMC) suffered a huge crash into the back of a motorbike as he powered up Mont Ventoux on stage 12 of the Tour de France.
Porte led a three-man breakaway from the group of main contenders, which also contained race leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Trek-Segafredo's Bauke Mollema.
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Rapha's loss, your gain: prices slashed sitewide amid profitability concernsThe British clothing brand unveils an almost unheard-of 25% discount across its entire product range
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Richie Porte forced to abandon Giro d'Italia with illnessIneos Grenadiers lose key domestique on stage 19
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Richie Porte won't ride Tour de France because he 'didn't enjoy pressure' of 2021 editionThe Australian will instead ride the Giro d'Italia as he seeks enjoyment in his final year of racing
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'It’s been a nice run, but it’s time': Richie Porte says 2021 edition was his final Tour de FranceThe Australian leads his national team into the Olympic Games road race on Saturday
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Richie Porte ‘would love to repay Geraint Thomas’ at Tour de France after taking Dauphiné victoryThe Tasmanian secured the yellow jersey, a nice bonus, before the real maillot jaune his Ineos team are after at the Tour later this month
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'I'd love to finish it off,' says Richie Porte after taking Critérium du Dauphiné leadRichie Porte was the strongest of the GC guys as he attacked on stage seven to take the race lead
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Ineos Grenadiers announce super-strong team for Critérium du Dauphiné 2021The Tour de France build-up race is always a big objective for the British squad
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Richie Porte, Amanda Spratt and Rohan Dennis confirmed for Australian team at Tokyo OlympicsPorte and Amanda Spratt headline the squad for the tough Olympic road race scheduled for this summer
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Geraint Thomas leads super-strong Ineos Grenadiers team at Tour de Romandie 2021Ineos Grenadiers have sent an exceptionally strong team to the Tour de Romandie 2021 as their riders build towards the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France
