A retired Richie Porte had made it abundantly clear heading into the Australian Gravel National Championships on Saturday that this wasn’t about racing for a title, with the retired road professional characterising it as ‘something to enjoy’.
It’s a certain type of ‘fun' however, that comes from riding 106km with 2,300m of elevation gain on muddy roads in the middle of a Tasmanian winter, which the Tour de France podium placer of 2020 succinctly summed up after he crossed the line at the Devil's Cardigan race.
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