Richie Porte's pain in early Giro d'Italia exit could pay in Tour de France

By Rupert Guinness
Updated July 9 2015 - 10:08am, first published May 28 2015 - 12:44pm
Italy's Sacha Modolo celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia. Photo: Daniel Dal Zennaro
Italy's Sacha Modolo celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia. Photo: Daniel Dal Zennaro

LUGANO: The withdrawal of Richie Porte from the Giro d'Italia by his Sky team due to hip and knee injuries sustained from a crash in last Friday's stage could pay dividends for him and his British squad in the Tour de France, believes Orica-GreenEDGE head sports director Matt White.

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