Porte: I don't see Bevin winning Tour Down Under, but Impey can
19 January 2019 05:30
Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) navigated his way through a hectic stage 5 at the Tour Down Under, where crosswinds caused multiple splits throughout and a crash in the final 10km caught out current race leader Patrick Bevin (CCC Team). The aggressive stage was lit up by Jumbo-Visma, Bora-Hansgrohe, Deceuninck-QuickStep and Team Sky on a number of occasions, who piled on the pressure as the race turned east away from the coast and hit crosswinds. Despite several splits occurring in the peloton, the race continually came back together. Porte was shepherded through the drama by teammates Koen de Kort and Ryan Mullen, arriving into Strathalbyn safely in the lead group.ADVERTISEMENT "I think it's one of those days where everyone's stressed and tempers flare," Porte said to reporters outside his team vehicles after the stage. "Luke Rowe [Team Sky] is one of my best mates and I even had a bit of a go with him there. It's nice to be able to talk to him and it's all good. I think it's just part of it, now's the moment to just apologise to the guys who you had a problem with or talk about it. "I think my team were really good today, everyone did a good job and there's a lot to lose. It's a shame to see Paddy Bevin go down like that. He went down super hard, I think he just overlapped a wheel or something, it's not nice to see." Title on the line on Willunga
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