Porte touted as Tour de France contender
au.news.yahoo.com
Roger Vaughan
2014-01-26
Link: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/21062644/porte-touted-as-tour-de-france-contender/

This is an early prediction.  I think it has some merit but unlikely.  Giro yes, TdF no.

"Australian cycling star Richie Porte is on the verge of leading the powerful Sky team at the Tour de France.

His coach Tim Kerrison, who has been one of the keys to Sky's domination of the Tour, freely nominates Porte as their successor to Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.

Wiggins was the first British rider to win the Tour in 2012 and Froome won last year, with Porte one of his key lieutenants.

Porte will lead a Grand Tour team for the first time this May when he is Sky's main rider at the Giro d'Italia."
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