Simon Gerrans (Team GreenEdge) set himself up to become the first three-time winner of the Santos Tour Down Under in a dramatic day of racing that saw Richie Porte (Team Sky Pro Cycling) win stage 5.

Team Sky Pro Cycling's Richie Porte wins stage 5 of Santos Tour Down Under 2014; Simon Gerrans takes back overall Tour Down Under lead.

The pavement of the Champs-Élysées didn't get a chance to cool down before the rumors and revelations started.

Earlier today Team Sky Procycling announced that Richie Porte has extended his contract. The Tasmanian enjoyed his best-ever start to a season this year, carrying strong early-season form into the spring and capturing a landmark victory at Paris-Nice in March.

Team Sky Pro Cycling's Richie Porte put the finishing touches on a strong performance from his Sky team to win stage 5 of the 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco while teammate Sergio Henao retained the overall race lead.

Team Sky Pro Cycling's Richie Porte soloes to stage victory in 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (2013 Tour of Basque Country); Porte's teammate Sergio Henao keeps overall race lead.

After two stages, Richie Porte (Sky) leads the Criterium International. Porte, who won Paris-Nice earlier this month, finished in the lead group in Stage 1 of the race, a flat, 89-km road race in Porto Vecchio, before continuing his winning ways by taking the seven-km individual time trial in 9:10.

Team Sky's Richie Porte rides to time trial victory in Criterium International and takes overall 2012 Critérium International lead ahead of Team Saxo-Tinkoff's Manuele Boaro and Tejay van Garderen of Team BMC Racing.

Richie Porte (Sky) is the first Australian to win Paris-Nice.

Team Sky Pro Cycling's Richie Porte climbs to victory in Paris-Nice individual mountain time trial and takes overall Paris-Nice victory ahead of Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp and Team AG2R's Jean-Christophe Peraud.