Tasmanian cyclist Richie Porte’s dream of winning the Tour de France has been cruelly ended by a crash for the second year in a row.
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The BMC team leader suffered a horrific crash in last year’s Tour but made a successful start to the 2018 instalment by winning his first stage in the team trial.
But a crash in the first 10 kilometres of stage nine has again ruined Porte’s chances of winning the world’s biggest bike race.
BMC confirmed Porte’s tour was over on Sunday night.
“We are devastated to say that Richie Porte has crashed out of stage 9,” a BMC Facebook post read.
“We will provide more information when we can. Thank you to all of our fans for your support.”
Hamish Geale
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
