Day of reckoning for Richie Porte arrives at Giro d'Italia

By Rupert Guinness
Updated July 3 2015 - 11:13am, first published May 23 2015 - 2:59am
Team Sky rider, Richie Porte of Australia rides to the start of the 12th stage of the 98th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, cycling race between Imola and Vincenza on May 21, 2015 in Imola.  AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES Photo: LUK BENIES
Team Sky rider, Richie Porte of Australia rides to the start of the 12th stage of the 98th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, cycling race between Imola and Vincenza on May 21, 2015 in Imola. AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES Photo: LUK BENIES

It has been a rough week for Richie Porte who – in his words – has had to "suck it up" after a two-minute penalty for an illegal wheel change in the Giro d'Italia  left him needing him to produce a miraculous come-from-behind effort to win the three-week race.

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