PORTE Richie

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Road Race
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNF

UCI Road World Championships

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial	Team Time Trial
2020	Imola, ITA	25	-	-
2013	Florence, ITA	DNF	17	3
2012	Valkenburg, NED	DNF	-	-
2011	Copenhagen, DEN	-	6	-
2010	Melbourne, VIC, AUS	-	4	-

Tour de France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men's Individual	2020	Paris, FRA
5	Men's Individual	2016	Paris, FRA
11	Men's Individual	2019	Paris, FRA
19	Men's Individual	2013	Paris, FRA
23	Men's Individual	2014	Paris, FRA
34	Men's Individual	2012	Paris, FRA
38	Men's Individual	2021	Paris, FRA
48	Men's Individual	2015	Paris, FRA
72	Men's Individual	2011	Paris, FRA

Giro d'Italia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men's Individual	2010	Verona, ITA
81	Men's Individual	2011	Milan, ITA

Vuelta a Espanya

Rank	Event	Year	Location
68	Men's Individual	2012	Madrid, ESP
84	Men's Individual	2018	Madrid, ESP

Ten best WorldTour performances in career

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
1	2021	Men's Individual	Criterium du Dauphine	Les Gets, FRA
1	2020	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Willunga Hill, SA, AUS
1	2018	Men's Individual	Tour de Suisse	Bellinzona, SUI
1	2017	Men's Individual	Tour de Romandie	Lausanne, SUI
1	2017	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
1	2015	Men's Individual	Volta a Catalunya	Montjuic, ESP
1	2015	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Col d'Eze, FRA
1	2013	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Col d'Eze, FRA
2	2021	Men's Individual	Tour de Romandie	Fribourg, SUI
2	2021	Men's Individual	Volta a Catalunya	Montjuic, ESP
2	2019	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Willunga Hill, SA, AUS
2	2018	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
2	2017	Men's Individual	Criterium du Dauphine	Plateau de Solaison, FRA
2	2016	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
2	2015	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
2	2013	Men's Individual	Criterium du Dauphine	Risoul, FRA
2	2013	Men's Individual	Vuelta al Pais Vasco	Beasain, ESP

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

Fish [during his first training camp with Saxo Bank he managed to swim 72m underwater, which was much further than anyone else]. (ridemedia.com.au, 20 Mar 2012)

Athlete

Wife Gemma, son Luca, daughter Eloise [2020]

English

INEOS Grenadiers [Great Britain] since 2021

Turned professional in 2008

He abandoned the 2021 Paris-Nice race on stage one after crashing and sustaining a hip injury. (bbc.co.uk, 07 Mar 2021)

In 2017 he crashed out of stage nine of the Tour de France, suffering a fractured collarbone and hip. (richieporte.com, 01 Jan 2019)

He crashed during the road race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and broke his scapula [shoulder blade]. The injury ruled him out of the time trial at the Games. (tokyo2020.org, 16 Jul 2020)

He withdrew from the 2015 Giro d'Italia after a crash on stage 13. He injured his knee and his hip in the accident. (bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2015)

He struggled with illness during the early part of the 2014 season. He took the leadership of Team Sky at the 2014 Tour de France, due to Chris Froome's abandonment, but he again suffered with illness during the third week of racing. After the Tour he was diagnosed with pneumonia and he ended his season early. (cyclingnews.com, 14 Dec 2014)

He began cycling competitively at age 21. (richieporte.com, 01 Jan 2016)

He switched from triathlon to cycling in 2007 after a knee injury stopped him from running. (richieporte.com, 01 Jan 2016; abc.net.au, 07 Dec 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cyclingnews.com, 17 Jan 2020)

Australian triathlete Craig Walton. (teamsky.com, 16 Jul 2014)

Coach Tim Kerrison. (rio2016.olympics.com.au. 05 Jul 2016)

"It is a passion and I guess that's why you pursue it. I'm lucky enough now that it's my job. I do pinch myself every day. Living in Europe and being paid to do what you love - there's not many guys that get to do that." (abc.net.au, 07 Dec 2011)

He was the 2010 Australian People's Choice Cyclist of the Year. (cycling.org.au, 27 Jan 2012)