73rd CritÃÂérium du DauphinÃÂé 2021 - Stage 8
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Australian Richie Porte has made a cycling breakthrough weeks out from the Tour de France with a âdreamâ victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné in France.
At 36, Porte, who has twice been runner-up in the race, is the oldest victor of the race. Five of the past 10 winners have gone on to taste victory in the Tour de France.
âHaving been second here twice and one year losing second in the last kilometre, to finally win it Iâm just over the moon,â Porte said.
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Aussie Dennis wins Ineos-dominated Romandie prologue
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27/04/2021 - 18:31 Rohan Dennis on his way to capturing the opening time-trial FABRICE COFFRINI AFP 1 min
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Australia s former time trial world champion Rohan Dennis was at the head of an Ineos podium clean sweep in the Tour de Romandie prologue on Tuesday.
The 4.05 kilometre race-against-the-clock in and around Oron-la-Ville, ending with a 900m summit, proved right up Ineos-Grenadiers street, with Dennis setting a fastest time of 5min 26sec.
The 2018 world time trial champion came in just over nine seconds clear of his Welsh teammate Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner, and fellow Australian Richie Porte who rode off with the Romandie title in 2017, ensuring a perfect start for the British team.
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Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic wearing the green jersey of best sprinter, celebrates on the podium.
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PRIMOZ ROGLIC POWERED ahead of the peloton to win stage four of Paris-Nice and take the overall lead in the eight-day race, while Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced out after hitting his head in a fall.