Quick to praise his teammates all week on the way to Tour Down Under success, Richie Porte continually singled out the work of Fran Ventoso as a domestique de luxe for BMC Racing.
The Spaniard made his BMC debut at the Tour Down Under in the best manner possible, earning the trust and confidence of his teammates and delivering Porte to a sixth career stage race victory. It was also Ventoso's first return to the race after his success in 2011 when he won the stage into Willunga for Movistar.
Six years on, it was Porte taking the spoils in Willunga, albeit in a tougher finish, as Ventoso spent the majority of the day setting the tempo in the peloton before Porte sealed the overall win with his second stage win of the race. Just one demonstration of his value to Porte and BMC across the six days of racing.
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"I am really happy to come to BMC Racing Team and come back to Australia again after 2011 and two stages with Richie," Ventoso told Cyclingnews.
A professional since 2004, the 34-year-old explained that missing out on racing any of the Grand Tours last year had him questioning his future in the professional peloton but he has since rediscovered his mojo with BMC Racing following an off-season transfer from Movistar.
"After I stay out of the Tour and Vuelta last year, it was a really hard hit for me. I think to stop my career but after this deal with BMC, I am motivated again for racing and training," said Ventoso who suffered a deep wound from a disc brake in Paris-Roubaix, derailing his early-season racing programme last April.
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