Richie Porte (BMC) has ridden his bike on the road for the first time since dramatically crashing out of the Tour de France last month. The Tasmanian posted a photo of himself on social media kitted up and ready to go, with the caption: `Heading out on the road for the first time since my crash, feels like first day back at school.` Porte went into the Tour de France with something approaching favourite status, but his hopes, along with months of preparation, were wiped out in an instant as he came unstuck on the treacherous descent of the Mont du Chat on stage 9.ADVERTISEMENT Riding onto the grass verge on the left hand side of the road, Porte tried to correct his line, and as he crashed, he careened across the road into the banking on the other side, leaving the road in a neck brace and an ambulance. Porte was later diagnosed with a broken collarbone and pelvis but noted that he was `lucky` not to have been more seriously hurt. Shortly after his crash, Porte said he hoped to pin on a race number again before the end of the season, and his first ride shows he´s on track to do that. `If I come back I think I could ride the Tour of Britain or the Canadian races, just to help the team, because the amount of form I`ll lose, the last part of the season is a write-off,` he said last month. LottoNL head to Vuelta with Kruijswijk and Bennett Keisse extends with Quick-Step Katusha sign young Italian
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