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Nice – Richie Porte: “I feel like I’m running at home”

After its traditional start to the season in Australia, Richie Porte (INEOS Grenadiers) will make his debut in Europe as he will participate in his 9th Paris-Nice (March 7-14). The Australian has unveiled his ambitions for the “Sun race“. “I am not really in a position to express my ambitions for this Paris-Nice. I have just returned from Australia and it is already a very complicated race to win in normal times. There, I do not know at all in what state of form I find myself. I only raced in January in Australia when my opponents took part in races of an already very high level in Europe.“, he explains in a press release from the French event.

Video – Richie Porte won two Paris-Nice!

Door: “It’s a special test for me”

Double winner of Paris-Nice (2013 and 2015), Richie Porte did not hide his love for this stage race. “Paris-Nice is not an easy race to win, so to have won it twice is rewarding. It’s a special test for me. Living in Monaco, I mainly train on the roads around Nice. So I feel like I’m running at home towards the end of the week. It is also a tricky race with side wind the first days and mountainous terrain the second weekend. It’s a tough ordeal for everyone“said the 36-year-old runner.

For his 9th participation in the “Sun race“, the Launceston native could be a luxury teammate for his young teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart, winner of Tour of Italy 2020. “We have a very strong team for this Paris-Nice. So above all, I would like to play a role in a collective movement, to help the group win, with anyone. Above all, I can’t wait to resume!“, concludes the runner ofINEOS Grenadiers.

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