Porte claims Tour Down Under Willunga Hill hatrick

Richie Porte (BMC) on the podium

Richie Porte (BMC) on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Richie Porte opened his BMC Racing account with a three peat on Willunga Hill at the Tour Down Under to slot into second place on the general classification behind Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge). Porte made his race-winning move just outside the flame rouge, putting the majority of riders in the diminished front group into difficulty. A move several metres prior from Rohan Dennis set the platform for Porte who rode Sergio Henao (Team Sky) and Michael Woods (Cannondale) off his wheel to claim his first win of the season

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