Willunga Hill might not be the toughest climb in the world, but as an arena of sport, it has outgrown itself, becoming an iconic place for Australia cycling. This is mainly thanks to Richie Porte's endeavours, due to the former Sky, BMC and Trek-Segrafredo winning six times in a row up the hill. He turned a stage finish into a legend.
Next weekend, he will return to the scene of so many of his triumphs to compete against the public in a hill climb time trial. However, he will have stiff competition in the form of Sarah Gigante, who will aim to not only beat her QOM time of 8:13, but Porte's time of 6:34, which he set in his last appearance at the Tour Down Under in 2020.
