End of career: Richie Porte calls it quits
DPA
· 14.09.2022
Richie Porte announces farewell on Twitter
The 37-year-old rider from Team Ineos Grenadiers announced his retirement from competitive cycling at Twitter known. Porte, who is regarded as a tour specialist, has won the Paris-Nice long-distance race three times, the Tour Down Under in his home country twice, the Tour de Romandie, the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de France dress rehearsal Criterium du Dauphine. In 2020, he also finished third on the podium for Team Trek-Segafredo at the Tour de France.
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"I was lucky enough to travel the world by bike," wrote Porte. He could never have imagined this as a young boy from the island of Tasmania. Porte's last farewell as a professional racer was at the Tour of Britain, which was cancelled after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
