Door to history on his side in an attempt to overthrow Froome

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Porte also knows how difficult the two events are, let alone win them. He ran the Giro and Tour in 2011 as a domestic rather than pretender, and for the retired Spanish Alberto Contador, who won this Giro then disappeared in fifth place in the Tour

recalled that Contador "crushed him in the Giro … He added:" Chris was at the Giro with a solid team and here in the Tour with a team probably stronger. He has won the last four great tours that he has made, I know this team that has been there for four years, he is there in order to win, he has probably done the right job to do it. tired. "

If Froome, 33, shows a sign of fatigue, Porte thinks he'll be attacked from all angles, especially by the favorites who could lose early in the third time trial of Cholet. Nairo Quintana (Movistar), finalist of the Tour 2015 and 2013, and third part in 2016 ho won the Giro in 2014 and Vuelta in 2016, and the Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Mérida), winner of the Tour 2014, the Giro 2013 and 2016 and Vuelta 2010.

"Guys like Vincenzo and Nairo are not going to give him an easy day," said Porte. "If [Froome] has a bad day, there are some guys ready to end his series of victories. "

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But many know that" if "is far from a given in the Tour, especially in light of Froome's recent successes, and the added motivation to be laundered this week by the AMA and the International Cycling Union for an excessive level of s Albutamol recorded during the 18th stage of the Vuelta from last year.

All Porte would say about the case of Froome. made public after being leaked, was to blame anyone who published his "alleged abnormal analysis result". The process was to be kept confidential pending the outcome.

"Whether you like Chris or not, he had the right to enforce his privacy," said Porte when asked about it. "I think it's more history, where does this leak come from?"

Brings on the spirit of Gate in the Tour, and attempting to win it or get on the podium is not just about defeating Froome, but other riders too. With Froome, Quintana and Nibali are the contenders Alejandro Valverde, the Spanish teammate of Quintana, third in 2016, and Mikel Landa, fourth last year. Frenchman Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale), third last year; Colombian Rigoberto Uran (EF Education First-Drapac), who finished second in 2017; Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), winner of the Giro 2017 and second of Froome this year; Britain's Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), fourth of the 2016 Tour; The Irishman Dan Martin (United Arab Emirates), sixth last year; and Dane Jacob Fuglsang (Astana), seventh in 2013.

"You can not get trapped by a guy, there are so many twists in the tour, I do not think there's a favorite in the general." said Door, whose best overall result is fifth in 2016 and who was well placed for better than last year until he retired after a high-speed crash descending the Mt. Cat in the ninth step.

Asked about the expected impact of a three-pronged attack on the Spanish Movistar team with three of its drivers – Quintana, Valverde and Landa – among the favorites, Porte said: "There It's easy to have these options, but you have to use them wisely.Who knows how harmonious it is in this team.It's pretty hard to have two leaders, let alone three. "[19659003] Importantly, Porte and BMC are ready to take them all.

Porte is in great shape following his recent victory at the Tour du Suisse. Since then, he has trained in Monaco and has completed an internship in the French Alps

With his wife Gemma, Porte also spent precious time with his new baby Luca, born just before the Tour du Suisse. 19659003] However, Porte also knows that at his age, opportunities like what awaits him will not come forever.

"I'm not rejuvenating," said Porte. "We have a great team this year, the first nine stages are quite difficult, but we have the power to go through the first nine stages, I'm really motivated for this Tour, we had the jersey on the first day of the Tour de Suisse. , and the guys were incredibly strong, I hope for good luck and no bad luck on the road. "

Coming this weekend on the Tour:

Saturday: Stage 1 – Noirmoutier-en -Isle to Fontenay-Le-Comte, 201.0km: This year's Tour offers an excellent range of sprinters. Australian rider Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) missed the selection, but Canberran Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), last year's green jersey winner, should be up there.

Slovakian champion Peter Sagan (BORA-Hansgrohe) Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), Colombian Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors), Frenchman Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) and Germans Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal). on a flat road from north to south that kisses the coast of the Atlantic Ocean should provide the first foray of the helter skter group sprint. For global contenders like Door, the priority will be to avoid any crash and / or wasting time from divisions in the squad caused by accidents or wind.

Sunday: Stage 2 – Mouilleron-Saint-Germain at La Roche-Sur-Yon, 182.5km: The first stage will provide a form guide to know what to expect in this second stage following a land route in the opposite direction of the needles of a watch which should end with a massive sprint. Apart from a fourth category climb at the beginning, the scene is again rather flat and offers the winner of the Saturday an opportunity to exercise his authority and defend the yellow jersey of the leader for another day, or for those who He beats. in Sport

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