"We're just happy that he's happy. It's a dream come true. I think we feel as if he's won. That's honestly how we feel, just relief. There's so many ups and down in anyone's career and he's certainly had his fair share of those."
The 35-year-old is set to grace the podium on the Champs Elysees in Paris nine years after Cadel Evans, at 34, became one of the oldest winners in the Tour's history and the first Australian to claim the yellow jersey. Porte finished fifth overall in his first outright crack at the yellow jersey in 2016. He crashed out of the 2017 Tour after his former Sky teammates pointedly heaped pressure on him in the lead-up, playing on perceived mental weakness. Porte was unlucky to crash out again in 2018 and last season was just happy to make Paris in 11th.
Porte in the self-described "twilight" of career was inhibited by and equally profited from restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic this season.
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