Throughout the Tour de France, Australian professional cyclist Richie Porte will be checking in. Scott Evans . Here is his latest entry, as told to ESPN contributor Rupert Guinness
tage 4 - Saumur to Limoges, 237.5kmIt shows how much happens in a Tour de France - a couple of days ago, I was dealing with the frustrations of a flat tyre, and yesterday offered a rare chance to chat with mates about with great news that is not about the Tour, but the Rio Olympic Games.Kittel wins stage four in photo finishIt was a real honour to be named in the Australian Olympic team, for both the time trial and road race events. It is the first time I have ever been selected for the Games.I want to really enjoy my debut, and with that produce the best performance I can in both races.I didnt go to the 2012 London Games. I certainly wont forget them though ... or the lead-in. I was with Sky then and we had just won the Tour with Bradley Wiggins. And with the Games to start straight after the Tour, Wiggo and the other British members of their Olympic team went to London straight after the Tour finish in Paris.For the rest of us? Well, our post-Tour party was spent in the Sky team bus ... as it was driven around the sites of Paris.Four years later, I get my Olympic chance. And because of my immediate focus - that being, the Tour which resumes with stage five on Wednesday - I will now get the opportunity to go from competing in the biggest annual sporting event to the biggest sporting event of all.I reckon we will have a great team for the Olympic road race, with myself, my BMC teammate Rohan Dennis (who will also race the time trial), Simon Gerrans from the Orica-BikeExchange team - and whoever may be confirmed as a fourth rider for the event.With myself, Rohan and Gerro all here at the Tour, that should help in some way to subconsciously galvanise team spirit, even though we are all focused on doing what we need to do here for our teams here. But once the Tour is over, we will all be thinking Rio.While we knew about our selection some days ago, that it was made official on Tuesday allowed us to at least congratulate each other during the Tours fourth stage on Tuesday. It was actually an exciting moment to go up to Gerro and say congratulations. Its my first selection, but then for him it will be his third Olympics ... thats some experience.Being named for the time trial and road race events does not complicate things. I wont be putting all my eggs in one race or the other. I will just go to Rio and have as good a time trial and road race I can. Touch wood, I wont have the injury, piriformis, that I had last year after the Tour.Still, the important thing now is to put all that aside, because we are here for one reason now; that being, the Tour which continues on Wednesday with its fifth but first hilly stage.Guinness: Who will prevail in the hills?It will be nice to get some hills under the legs. It has been a long time coming, these hills. Okay ... the Pyrenees, Mont Ventoux and the Alps are still to come; but its great to finally be in terrain like hills where riders like me can better race.Dont get me wrong. The Tour has certainly not been easy since its start last Saturday. You would want to slap anyone who says the Tour starts on Wednesday with stage five. Flat stages dont make for easy stages.Fact is: this last week in terrain most of us overall contenders dont like has been hard. Don Shy . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Dennis Smith . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. 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LISTEN: La Liga Weekly Jon Driscoll and Terry Gibson discuss the latest from Spain. They discuss every aspect of the game at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, including Ronaldos contribution as well as an impressive Isco - who has been reportedly linked to a move away for Real - as well as the tactics chosen by each manager. Diego Simeone comes in for criticism after a lacklusture display from his side, and the pundits question why a side with such star power did not perform. Pervis Atkins. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Elsewhere, Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by nine-man Malaga on Saturday with analysis of the struggles from the La Liga champions as well as plenty of other issues in the Spanish league from the weekend.Listen to more La Liga Weekly Podcasts and subscribe via iTunesUpgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! 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