Porte: I'm going to give everything to win the Critérium du Dauphiné

Richie Porte (Ineos) in the leader's jersey at the Dauphine
Richie Porte (Ineos) in the leader's jersey after stage 7 of the Dauphiné (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Twice second in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Richie Porte moved into an ideal position to win this elusive title after finishing second to Mark Padun at La Plagne, taking over the yellow jersey with just one stage to go.

Porte admitted that he hadn't planned to go from so far out but made his move with 8.5 kilometres remaining after being given the nod by Ineos Grenadiers teammate Geraint Thomas.

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Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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