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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Richie Porte (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Saxo Bank-SunGard) was among those who crashed on stage 5 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia on Wed♉nesday, banging his right knee and coming in 19 minu🐷tes down on stage winner Pieter Weening (Rabobank).

With that accident, the young Australian's hopes of repeating last year's feat of finishing in the top 10 were dashed, but Porte had already explained to Cyclingnews that his sole objective in Italy is to work for his team's leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alberto Contador.

"Bjarne (Riis) has made it very clear that we're all here for Alberto," Porte told Cyclingnews in Piombino. "𝔉He's the best at what he does, so it woul💯d make no sense to go and ride for myself."

Porte was a late addition to the Saxo Bank-SunGard squad for the Giro d'Italia, and he explained♊ th🎐at he was called up to duty only the week before the race.

"I was asked the Friday before the Giro if I wanted to come," Porte sai♉d. "It's a shock. Maybe mentally I'm not as prepare♔d as I should be, but physically I'm getting there."

At the start line in the shadow of Orvieto's magnificent duomo on Thursday, the gauze on Porte's right arm and knee told its own story as the convic⭕ts of the road pedalled off towards Fiuggi. In spite of his injuries, the Australian will be looking to perform his duties in the service of Contador while he has earmarked the final time trial in Milan as his sole opportunity at this Giro to obtain personal glory.