Australian
Richie Porte has said his Ineos Grenadiers team are still the best team in pro
cycling even if they were weakened at present due to illness and injury. He
added while Tadej
Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates and Primož Roglič’s Jumbo Visma were riding high,
it wouldn’t last forever.
The
Tasmanian suggested with the young riders Ineos Grenadiers have signed, it won’t
be long before the tables turn and their strength in depth shows again.
Porte was
quite happy with his 4th overall at Tirreno Adriatico, and was especially
pleased with his performance on the penultimate stage on Saturday when the
hardest climbs were tackled.
“I still think we’re the best team in the peloton,” Porte told VeloNews. “At this point, with the big guys missing — ‘G’ is sick, Carapaz is sick, and obviously what happened to Egan.
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“The good news there is that he’s back on the bike. It’s hard not to have the luxury of having a Bradley Wiggins or a Chris Froome, who 99 percent of the time would finish it off.
"You look at UAE and Jumbo-Visma, you hope those guys enjoy what they’re on at the moment. Because those times don’t last forever. I think this team in the future will be the top team again.
“Right now, Pogačar is a level above, Roglič also I suppose.
The sad thing is with Tadej is now that he has to answer questions and
insinuations. I just think he is absolute class. He is a great kid and it’s
exciting for the future of the sport. I think he’s going to be the best of the
best.
“For me, I think the next five years, there’s not going to be
many races won by anyone but him. It’s what cycling needs, he’s fantastic, he’s
down to earth, normal kid.”
