The man himself - Gerry Ryan was in Portarlington to see the first ever victory by a member of the GreenEDGE teams(Image credit: CJ Farquharson)
Yellow jersey Simon Gerrans and his Orica GreenEdge teammates on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A very happy Gerry Ryan, owner of the Orica GreenEdge team in Nice(Image credit: Daniel Simms)
Svein Tuft heads up the Orica-GreenEdge assault on the Tour's team time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Simon Gerrans (Orica - GreenEdge)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
In Simon Gerrans' yellow jersey and two stage wins in as many days, Orica GreenEdge owner Gerry Ryan has perhaps claimed the ultimate reward for his long contribution to Australian cycling.
Ryan, whose investment in the sport began two decades ago, has poured millions of dollars in funding towards helping Australians match it with the best in the world.
Speaking to Cyclingnews, Ryan's passion was hard to hide.
"To come in hoping that we would get a stage, possibly that we would get a bit of luck too… And then the yellow jersey – it's been a special couple of days," he smiled.
