Richie Porte Says Second Paris-Nice Title is 'Sweeter' Than The First
The Australian followed up his triumph in 2013 by sealing the 2015 title with a dominant victory on the stage seven uphill time trial on Col d’Eze on Sunday.
The win came less than 24 hours after Porte almost threw away his chances of a second title on Saturday’s sixth stage, when both he and team-mate Geraint Thomas crashed on a wet descent and lost vital time.
“Basically we threw time away yesterday, Geraint and myself,” Porte, who also won stage four, said. “We were in a fantastic position, but to both crash like that, there was a little bit too much tyre pressure in our tyres yesterday.
“It wasn’t ideal, but for me to win this is just a fantastic feeling. It’s one of the iconic races and this one feels a little bit sweeter than the last one. It was hard. They threw everything they had at us yesterday and to win on the top of the Col d’Eze, like last time, is incredible.”
The win came less than 24 hours after Porte almost threw away his chances of a second title on Saturday’s sixth stage, when both he and team-mate Geraint Thomas crashed on a wet descent and lost vital time.
“Basically we threw time away yesterday, Geraint and myself,” Porte, who also won stage four, said. “We were in a fantastic position, but to both crash like that, there was a little bit too much tyre pressure in our tyres yesterday.
“It wasn’t ideal, but for me to win this is just a fantastic feeling. It’s one of the iconic races and this one feels a little bit sweeter than the last one. It was hard. They threw everything they had at us yesterday and to win on the top of the Col d’Eze, like last time, is incredible.”
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