Porte bemoans flat tyre 'disaster' at Tour de France

[WorldNews]

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Australian Richie Porte insisted his Tour de France hopes were not over despite losing time on the second stage due to a puncture. Porte was well placed in a charging peloton inside the final 5km of Sunday's stage when he punctured his back wheel, meaning he had to stop and wait for his team car to get a new bike. Porte ended up losing 1min 45sec to his main rivals for overall victory in Paris.

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