Richie Porte

Never have so many marquee, top-level pros all retired in the same season.

Richie Porte to retire after Tour of Britain, calling time on career spanning three decades and 17 grand tours.

Porte set for retirement after British race.

From Vincenzo Nibali to Tom Dumoulin, and Alejandro Valverde, Richie Porte and Philippe Gilbert, a fleet of champions leaves at the top of the game.

VeloNews puts together the definitive list on the 19 riders Ratcliffe and his team has signed since Ineos took over from Sky.

The retiring Australian super domestique talks cycling’s toxic food culture and angry fans

'It was a disappointing end to my grand tour, and my last one at that, but there’s nothing I could have done,' writes Ineos Grenadiers rider.

Ineos Grenadiers superdomestique was spotted vomiting after losing contact early in key mountain stage.

'On Saturday we’re going to high altitude and that’s Richard Carapaz's playground,' Australian writes in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

Australian says that it’s easy to commit fully to Richard Carapaz because "he’s a great leader".

'We’re in the lead and we know what we have to do. So it’s basically up to us to get the job done,' Porte writes in his exclusive VeloNews Giro blog.

Ineos Grenadiers has won three of the past four pink jerseys, and is now in pole position to win another one.

Giro di Hoody: 'Generation Pogačar' might be dominating the Tour de France, but this year's Giro is proving that experience and depth still count.

Australian takes VeloNews readers into the action, and his strategy, on the summit finish.

Richie Porte and Ineos Grenadiers at center of bruising ascent on the Blockhaus.

Ineos Grenadiers applied the pressure on the Blockhaus summit but Carapaz finds company from Landa and Bardet.

From what I’ve seen Yates, Bardet, Landa, and Carapaz are all going well. They all like to be aggressive, so stage 9 could be really explosive.

After winning three of the past four pink jerseys, Ineos Grenadiers keeping lid on early action ahead of ‘big fight’ looming in final week.

Dumoulin and Nibali see their GC hopes slip away as Yates and Carapaz hold fire on the first summit finish.

Ineos Grenadiers revives its mountain express and buries rivals to put Richard Carapaz into ideal position.

'I think that it’s important for them to not only look after Carapaz but to keep Richie Porte on board as a GC contender,' says Australian.

Matteo Tosatto relishing outcome of Budapest start as stack of team riders sit poised in GC contention.

An early crash hasn't dampened the Australian's spirits as he looks ahead to the summit finish at Etna.

Who is lean, who has the fastest haircut, and what's it like heading into my final grand tour.

A look at the eight riders that Ineos Grenadiers is sending to the Giro d'Italia, from GC hopeful Richard Carapaz to debutant Ben Tulett.

Porte, Sivakov and Castroviejo add support but there are no spots for Dunbar or Pidcock.

The Australian is taking VeloNews readers inside his final grand tour at the Giro d'Italia.

Illness takes out two key riders in Spain while Ineos Grenadiers finishes second and third in opening stage at Coppi e Bartali.

Porte powers to impressive fourth at Tirreno-Adriatico: 'Right now, Pogačar is a level above.'

No schedule changes despite crash involving Egan Bernal as Tasmanian star builds toward farewell grand tour at Giro d'Italia.

Ineos Grenadiers rider talks Giro d’Italia, Richard Carapaz and his final ambitions before retirement.

Tasmanian veteran races Willunga Hill for final time as a pro at the Santos Festival of Cycling, finishing 10th behind the break.

Tasmanian star hints Giro d'Italia, one-week stage races will be goals in swansong season.

The 2016 Tour de France ascent of the Mont Ventoux will go down as one of the most chaotic in its history. VeloNews takes a look behind the scenes of that memorable day.

Ineos Grenadiers confirms a team set to be 'more open and aggressive' in battle against Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič at this year's Tour.

Roglič has ripped up the script by not racing before the Tour de France. It could prove a masterstroke or a massive mistake in one month's time.

Ineos Grenadiers believes it has the strongest Tour lineup in its history – but can it win yellow without the strongest rider?

Ineos Grenadiers DS says the Team Sky-style 'train' will return to the Tour in a bid to steamroller Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar.

With just over two weeks until the Tour de France rolls out of Brittany, how are Ineos Grenadiers, UAE Team Emirates, and Jumbo-Visma shaping up for the title fight?

Richie Porte continues to downplay his chances at the Tour de France, but the route and team dynamics favor him even more than in 2020.

Mark Padun scores second consecutive stage win with long-range move from the break. Ineos Grenadiers goes one-three on GC with Porte, Geraint Thomas.

Ineos Grenadiers siezes control of the race with one stage remaining as Porte and Geraint Thomas go one-three on the podium.

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, May 20.

Welshman takes first GC victory since 2018 Tour de France, Richie Porte places second overall.

Despite hilly profile and strong breakaway, no major shakeups at the Tour de Romandie.

Chris Froome loses nearly 1 minute in 4km course as former teammates dominate opening day.

Ineos Grenadiers off to flying start to 2021 as momentum builds toward season's grand tours.

Week-long race wraps up with frantic final stage in Barcelona as Ineos Grenadiers take a full sweep of the overall podium.

Mountaintop finale witnessed greatest hits replay from Ineos Grenadiers and Esteban Chaves.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, March 8.

Richie Porte abandons after heavy fall while Bennett continues his strong start to the season.

Here's what's making headlines on Wednesday, March 3.

The ‘Race to the Sun’ will be broadcast on television, but you can also watch it through a web browser or stream it through a mobile app.

Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, February 17.

Luke Durbridge retains GC, Gigante consolidates her overall lead with just one stage remaining.

After two-week quarantine, Tasmanian star will race in Australia this week.

Young Aussies stepped up to shine at last year's Giro to give fans Down Under the hope that their next GC star isn't far away.

Four-stage men's and women's races set to act as centerpoint of January festival organized in absence of Tour Down Under.

Tasmanian star to headline rebranded Tour Down Under in January.

Quinn Simmons and Kiel Reijnen remain part of the squad for 2021.

Ineos Grenadiers has enough GC contenders to fill a whole grand tour team, but each of them has a unique set of personal challenges to face in 2021. Here are the questions facing the Ineos eight.

Porte has earned great success at Saxo Bank, Team Sky, BMC, and Trek-Segafredo, but he had to fight for his place from day one.

Richie Porte, Laurens De Plus, Daniel Martínez and Tom Pidcock round out 2021 squad having previously scooped Adam Yates.

Richie Porte has confirmed his grand tour potential with a podium finish in the 2020 Tour de France. Porte rode his way into 3rd place overall in the stage 20 time trial up La Planche des Belles Filles.

The Tour de France's final time trial was not short of drama, with tragedies and tribulations throughout the GC. We share our opinions and memories from the stunning stage 20 to La Planche des Belles Filles.

Colombian's climbing legs fail him on stage 20 time trial, leaving him to drop from third to sixth on GC.

The Tour de France's only individual time trial completely shook up the GC standings one final time before Paris. How did Primož Roglič, Rigoberto Urán, Richie Porte, and the other GC stars fare? We analyze each man's ride.

Roglič loses yellow jersey in final day of racing of the Tour as Pogačar dominates final stage to take yellow, white and polka-dot jerseys.

Just about every expectation I had when the Tour started has been turned upside down.

We get an American media darling, and speculation flies — about breakaways and transfers — into the final days of the 2020 Tour de France.

Thursday's stage 18 over the Plateau des Gliéres saw riders tackle a long stretch of gravel road. Afterwards, riders said they aren't convinced that gravel belongs in the Tour de France.

Roglič defends the yellow jersey on a stage featuring a gravel segment at the top of the penultimate climb.

Wednesday's stage 17 of the Tour de France featured a huge battle on the Col de la Loze, and the stage further upended the top-10 placings in GC.

While Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar fight for yellow, five riders are battling for the final Tour de France podium position in Paris. We analyze each man's strengths, weaknesses, and backstory in the push for the podium.

Egan Bernal cracked, Richie Porte soared, and the other GC stars at this Tour de France endured another tough day in the mountains. Here, we analyze how each GC favorite fared on the battle to Grand Colombier.

Veteran Tasmanian is making the most of his last Tour as a protected leader.

Australian veteran back to his climbing best but loses co-leader Bauke Mollema after crash.

The 2020 Tour de France's GC reshuffled again after Friday's stage 13 to Puy Mary. Egan Bernal faltered, Tadej Pogačar flew, and France's hopes of yellow went ka-pow. Here's how the GC stars fared in the battle in the Massif Central.

The GC battle is still quite tight at the 2020 Tour de France after 11 stages. How could Nairo Quintana, Tadej Pogačar, Romain Bardet, and other contenders win? We offer a pathway for each rider's victory.

How did GC stars like Romain Bardet, Nairo Quintana, and Egan Bernal fare on the Stage 9 battle up the Col de Marie Blanque? We analyze all of the top contenders for yellow.