Richie Porte

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richie Porte
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1985(1985-01-30)
Age	39
Birthplace	Launceston
Country	Australia
Birth City	Tasmania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Richie Porte Biography

Richie Porte is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on January 30, 1985 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is an Australian cyclist who is well-known for his wins at events such as the 2012 Volta ao Algarve or the 2013 Paris – Nice. He was a member of Team Saxo Bank and Praties, two racing teams.

He was the domestique of He served as the domestique for Alberto Cantador at the Giro d’Italia in 2011. during the Giro d’Italia 2011.

Porte started dedicated cycling in 2006 when he was 21 years of age. He comes from a triathlon background, having competed in the sport since 2003. Prior to that he was a competitive swimmer. Porte rode for UniSA–Australia at the 2008 Tour Down Under and finished ninth overall. He raced with a Tasmanian UCI Continental team, Praties, in 2008 and 2009, taking fifth place in the 2008 Herald Sun Tour and winning the Tours of Perth and Tasmania. Porte rose and under the eye of Andrea Tafi on the Monsummanese Grassi Mapei amateur Italian team in 2009, finishing tenth at the 2009 Tour de Langkawi. His performance at the 2009 Baby Giro, where he won the individual time trial, brought him to the attention of the professional teams.

At the end of the 2009 season, he signed a two-year contract with Team Saxo Bank. His coach at Team Saxo Bank was compatriot Bradley McGee. In April, Porte went on to win the stage 4 time trial at the Tour de Romandie, finishing in tenth place overall. In May he made his Grand Tour debut in the Giro d’Italia where he finished seventh overall and won the young rider classification, by a margin of 7′ 29″ over Robert Kišerlovski, cementing his place as a rider for the future. He also led the race during stages 11 to 13 and thus wore the pink jersey. In July Porte placed tenth in the Clásica de San Sebastián and had a further run of strong performances; second in the stage 5 time trial of the Post Danmark Rundt, fourth overall at the Eneco Tour and fourth overall at the Tour of Britain. Porte narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships, held in the Australian city of Geelong; he finished in fourth place, six and a half seconds down on third-place finisher, Germany’s Tony Martin.

He is one of the four children of Penny Porte and Ian.

Richie Porte Net Worth

Richie Porte is one of the richest Cyclist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richie Porte 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a former triathlete, but he didn’t devote himself to cycling fully until he was twenty-one.

He was the leader for Team Sky during the 2014 Tour de France.

Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo. He is a two-time winner of Paris–Nice.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Richie Porte height 5 ft 8 in Richie weight 62 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Richie Porte Dating?

According to our records, Richie Porte married to Gemma Nicole Porte (m. 2015). As of December 1, 2023, Richie Porte’s is not dating anyone.

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Porte’s next victory came in late March when he secured the overall win at the Volta a Catalunya. Despite not winning a stage, Porte won the race by a margin of four seconds from Alejandro Valverde, after achieving two top-5 stage placings on the decisive finishes of La Molina and Valls. In late April Porte notched up his third overall win of the season, taking the Giro d’Italia warm- up Giro del Trentino four-day stage race. Porte took a decisive stage victory on the Queen stage summit finish to Brentonico giving him a margin of 24 seconds to his closest rival, Mikel Landa. Porte would carry the majority of this gap to the finish in Cles. In doing so he became the first ever rider to win the Paris–Nice, Volta a Catalunya and Giro del Trentino treble in one season.

Facts & Trivia

Richie Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Richie Porte celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

In the absence of Wiggins and Froome, Porte was selected to lead Team Sky at Paris–Nice. He won the fifth stage of the race – the queen stage – with an attack on La Montagne de Lure to take the lead of the race, from Garmin–Sharp’s Andrew Talansky. Porte also won the final time trial on the Col d’Èze by 23 seconds over Talansky to seal overall victory by 55 seconds. Porte’s time was only four seconds short of the course record, set by Wiggins the previous year.

What nationality is Richie Porte?

Australian

How tall is Richie Porte?

5′ 8″

Is Richie Porte Tasmanian?

Richard “Richie” Porte was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1985. Growing up he excelled as a triathlete before switching his attention to cycling at the age of 21. Following two successful seasons racing at amateur level in Europe, Richie signed as a professional with Team Saxo-Bank in 2010.

What size bike does Richie Porte ride?

Like many other pro riders, Porte chooses to ride an incredibly tiny frame and adjusts it to his size using a longer stem and saddle rails. Despite moving up in frame size from his miniature 46.5cm Pinarello Dogma at Team Sky, the Tasmanian Devil now rides a similarly titchy 48cm BMC Teammachine SLR01.

What has happened to Richie Porte?

Richie Porte has achieved what he wants from the Tour de France and after not enjoying racing there last year has opted against returning to the event one last time before he retires from professional cycling at the end of this season.