Richie tempts fate

Simon Gerrans crashed out of the Aussie summer of cycling after a MTB ride, so what does Richie Porte do...?

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So, Gerro hits the trails for some pre-season cross training...

Way to much fun! Thanks to @scottsports for hooking me up. A photo posted by Simon Gerrans (@simongerrans) on Dec 12, 2014 at 3:58pm PST

But...

Resulting in a broken collarbone and...

And here comes the bruising.... Een foto die is geplaatst door Simon Gerrans (@simongerrans) op Dec 12, 2014 at 9:26 PST

Robbie asks the obvious question...

That would be Richie, who still decides to tempt fate...

The eagle has landed! Getting @phil_leslie to do some tweaks then hit the trails #mymtbcoach #pinarello #notgonnadoagerro 😉 Ein von Richie (@richie_porte) gepostetes Foto am Dez 12, 2014 at 10:09 PST

No Richie, no!


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