Throughout the Tour de France, Australian professional cyclist Richie Porte will be checking in. Here is his latest entry, as told to ESPN contributor Rupert Guinness:Stage 11: Carcassonne to Montpellier.A big thumbs up to Tour de France organisers for shortening the climb up Mont Ventoux for Thursdays 12th stage finish because of the forecast gale winds causing safety concerns.It would probably suit me better where Im placed overall [14th at 2:22] to race the full sixteen kilometres to the top rather than six less to Chalet Reynard where we will now race to.But you only had to see the images of cyclists trying to ride on Mont Ventoux Thursday to understand what the hazards would be were we to race in such conditions. People couldnt even stand up there, let alone ride up there. So it wouldnt make sense to race up there.Wednesdays 11th stage from Carcassonne to Montpellier gave us enough of a test with the wind. It was absolutely crazy, and the impact was clear with the sight of echelons, and finally with how the stage unfolded with Peter Sagan attacking 10km from the finish with Tinkoff teammate Maciej Bodnar, Tour leader Chris Froome and his Sky teammate Geraint Thomas.What can I say? It was one of those days where you never got any chance to get a break. When we came out of kilometre zero you could see Sky out in front almost sprinting.But even at the front there were guys crashing. It was full concentration the whole time. I did not ease up once. I hardly looked down at my power meter of anything like that.There were just so many crashes and splits in the peloton. Then the neutral service car ran out of water, after we couldnt get water from the team cars. It was just a mess of a stage.When Sagan went, it wasnt so much that people missed the move. It was positioning. I tried to close the gap after Sagan went, but I couldnt get across. I was actually on the wheel of Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) at one point as well, and he couldnt close it. They were absolutely motoring out there in that move, and chapeau for Sagan winning.You never know, they might pay for that effort in the stage to Mont Ventoux as well. It was a hard effort out there, but then I guess it was also a hard effort for us back in the peloton.What can we expect then with the climb up Mont Ventoux ending after 10 kilometres?With winds expected to be higher than on Wednesday, and blowing before the stage reaches Mont Ventoux it should still be a full-on crazy stage. There could be early carnage if the wind blows as expected. Thankfully, BMC is one of the best teams to handle the wind.But all the teams know what they will be faced with. Some will always try to make it harder than it has to be. The sprinters teams should take a bit more of a back seat which would lead to a more of a controlled affair for the general classification riders and their teams.As for the climb up Mont Ventoux? With it being shortened, the race will explode big time at the bottom. At the finish I dont expect there will be as many big a gaps on the general classification as there would be were the stage to finish at the summit. But then with the added explosiveness of the race on a shorter it is still going to be real hard to the finish line.My tip? There will still be plenty to talk about long after the sun sets over Provence. Los Angeles Rams Sebastian Joseph Jersey . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Los Angeles Rams Joseph Noteboom Jersey . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. http://www.cheapramsjerseys.us/ . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Los Angeles Rams Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Wholesale Rams Jerseys China . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. NEW YORK -- Speedo drops sponsorship of Olympian Ryan Lochte, donating $50,000 portion of Lochtes fee to children in Brazil. Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Hoodies Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Discount Jerseys ' ' '