Porte: Critérium du Dauphiné victory feels like a Tour de France win for me

Richie Porte (Ineos Grenadiers) wins Criterium du Dauphine
Richie Porte (Ineos Grenadiers) celebrates on the podium with second-placed Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Premier Tech) and teammat Geraint Thomas (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Having twice finished second in seven previous appearances at the Critérium du Dauphiné, Richie Porte managed to add the week-long stage race to his palmarès after defending his lead in Les Gets on Sunday.

The Australian, racing the Dauphiné for the first time since returning to Ineos Grenadiers after five years at BMC and Trek, fended off a series of attacks from his GC rivals in the final kilometres of stage 8, eventually sealing the maillot jaune with an untouched 17-second advantage over Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Premier Tech).

Dani Ostanek
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