Porte suggests Sky-BMC alliance to loosen Gerrans Tour Down Under grip

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Richie Porte (Team Sky) (Image credit: AFP)

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Richie Porte (Sky) before the start (Image credit: AFP)

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Richie Porte looking pretty relaxed (Image credit: Sirotti)

With time running out for general classification contenders to supplant two-time race winner Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) from atop the leader board, Richie Porte, one of four Australian pre-race favourites which included Gerrans, Cadel Evans and Rohan Dennis, has suggested the unthinkable – a possible alliance with his soon-to-be Giro d'Italia rival – Cadel Evans (BMC).

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