Dan J B
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If there are any Knighthoods going to Team Sky this year then I nominate Richie as a bally hero!
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Sir Richie Porte
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jazzkat
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Agreed
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Dan J B
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And in the interest of Team Sky being a sporting bunch then I see no reason for Richie not being given the opportunity to be Team Leader next year!
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Beebo
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How about Froome pulling RP to the summit finish tomorrow?
Mr Haematocrit
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I think Porte has been a committed and devoted wing man this tour, a real team player who has represented himself well and the team well. At times he has provided key support and done everything asked of him without question.
He is simply so much better than that reluctant self serving wing man Wiggo had to put up with last year.
He is simply so much better than that reluctant self serving wing man Wiggo had to put up with last year.
thom
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Richie has ridden a blinder these past few stages. At a certain level he screwed up his high GC place in the pyrenees which would have helped Sky somewhat but he really has sacrificed himself. Being a good mate of Chris it must make it that bit sweeter. Froome has been very generous in his praise - something Wiggo perhaps might have done more graciously last year.
But Froome is just a class apart in this race, fulfilling something of the amazing talent that we could see last year - it would have been interesting to see how Wiggo might have compared to Froome but I think we all know his injury spared him some embarrassment.
But Froome is just a class apart in this race, fulfilling something of the amazing talent that we could see last year - it would have been interesting to see how Wiggo might have compared to Froome but I think we all know his injury spared him some embarrassment.
Herzog
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Especially when you consider Porte has a palmares worthy of a team leader this year.
It does make me wonder if he'll stay on. With Froome in the team his TdF ambitions will be stilted and he could win it if he tried.
themosquitoking
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Kill a dragon you become a knight, that's how it would work in my universe.
themosquitoking
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araapatlio
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Richie Porte has been a legend this year. I'd definitely like him have a shot his own next year with a different team.
Is it possible Sky will ride for him in La Vuelta?
Is it possible Sky will ride for him in La Vuelta?
Strathlubnaig
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What a load of BS, anyway, he is a foreigner, so....
According to our friends at the Palace: "Foreign citizens occasionally receive honorary knighthoods; they are not dubbed, and they do not use the style 'Sir'. Such knighthoods are conferred by The Queen, on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on those who have made an important contribution to relations between their country and Britain."
Therefore, his service to Britain is what exactly ?
According to our friends at the Palace: "Foreign citizens occasionally receive honorary knighthoods; they are not dubbed, and they do not use the style 'Sir'. Such knighthoods are conferred by The Queen, on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on those who have made an important contribution to relations between their country and Britain."
Therefore, his service to Britain is what exactly ?