Richie Porte continues his rise at Tour de France

Trek-Segafredo’s Richie Porte rode to third place on stage 15, which finished on the Grand Colombier, and moved the Australian climber up to sixth overall at the 2020 Tour de France
Trek-Segafredo’s Richie Porte rode to third place on stage 15, which finished on the Grand Colombier, and moved the Australian climber up to sixth overall at the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) put in what was arguably his best performance yet at this year's Tour de France to finish within touching distance of stage winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and race leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) on stage 15 of the race on Sunday.

Porte finished third on the summit finish of the Grand Colombier, a handful of seconds behind the Slovenian riders, and, after having dropped the rest of the GC contenders, the Australian is up to sixth on the GC, and is 2:13 off the yellow jersey ahead of Monday's second and final rest day.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.