Richie Porte He is one of the fighting cyclists who will be missed by the peloton and the fans starting next January 1, as the Australian rider decided to get off his bike this season at the age of 37, leaving behind 15 seasons as a professional, 13 of them in the highest division of cycling, UCI World Tourbeing the last two years in the mighty Ineos.
along the corridor of launceston He gave the feeling on many occasions that his career would have been more successful if he had had a little luck, if Goddess Luck had been more generous to him.
These days, Porte gave an interview to ‘L’Equipe’, where he made it clear that he doesn’t like the direction that current cycling is taking and knows if it hastened his farewell. “There are aspects of current cycling that would have made me feel better, but they didn’t make me happy. Cycling is simple, you get on and hit the pedals. Now, it’s all like a mathematical equation,” said Porte..
For Richieit’s “tiring to get on the bus and listen to young people talk about carbohydrate and protein levels. I’ve always felt better when I was a kilo over my ideal weight because it felt better I’d rather have a beer and a hamburger now and then even if that would take away my chances of winning a Tour de France“.
Ines’ former runner also surrendered to the best version of Froome or Pogacar -which he refers to as “psychological animals”- and practice self-criticism. “I never had a win or die attitude. I didn’t win a big cycling tour for one reason or another.”
Source: La Verdad
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