Richie Porte shreds Tour Down Under rivals on stage two to claim overall lead

Australian launches searing attack at bottom of Paracombe climb Gorka Izaguirre comes second and Esteban Chaves third Australian Richie Porte blasted away his rivals to take control of the Tour Down Under after launching a withering attack on Wednesday at the bottom of the steep climb to the stage-two finish at Paracombe in the Adelaide Hills. After finishing runner-up at the past two Tours, the Tasmanian leads the race. He beat Spaniard Gorka Izaguirre (Movistar) by 16 seconds, with Colombian s...