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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 10: Escaldes-Engordany to Revel, 196km By Richie PorteNow ... that was some start to a Tour de France stage: straight up a 23-km long mountain in the Pyrénées from the start line, to an altitude of 2,408 metres at the top.The hors category ascent of the Port dEnvalira to its summit 24km into the 196km stage was wicked. At an average gradient of 5.5 percent, its steepest pitch was 7.7 percent near the finish; but by then we had already seen a lot of attacks in a bid to create the days break.It was manic really. After the rest day you never know how you are going to respond. But all in all, I still felt quite good on the bike. I was also one of the first over the top of the climb, after which the main group of the day escaped and soared away to take out the stage.However, boy ... was it cold at the top. We also saw fog on the other side straight away. So I did the traditional thing: grabbed some newspaper from a fan and shoved it down my chest. Its funny, we have all this technology, and we still rely on old newspaper to keep us warm.On the descent we just flew down, despite the fog limiting our vision. I think they probably should have neutralised the descent, it was that bad. No one crashed I think - thankfully. But when you are crossing over borders in a bike race as we did from Andorra into France, there are those skinny little laneways to race through. Borders are pretty dangerous.Still, they didnt stop us Tuesday. We raced full-on down into the fog and and around some dangerously wet corners. But even at the bottom, it was so freezing that I had to put on two jackets.Once the break got away, and with a lot of teams represented in it, the peloton eased up. And we had one of the calmest finishes to a Tour stage I have never experienced. It was a good thing because that finish was dangerous. It was a great day for our BMC team though.The BMC team are leading general classification by more than six minutes. It was another great ride by our Belgian teammate Greg Van Avermaet, who placed fourth. But I was so happy for Aussie Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange) winning.Bling is not just a neighbour in Monaco, he is also one of my best mates. That he won the stage was incredible. Ive said before that we are different types of riders - me a climber and time trial rider, and he a sprinter for the hillier stages. We also have different personalities. But as they say, opposites attract. He was in my wedding party. I was in his. So we are good mates. He is Bling and loves all that thing, while Im totally opposite. But we get along brilliantly.When it is someone who is totally different that wins, you think all the very best for them. One first thing I did after the stage was send him a message of congratulations. 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The spiritual leader of the Essendon Football Club is officially a born-again Bomber.Jobe Watson has locked in a return to AFL football, committing to the club he captained for six seasons before serving a year-long doping ban.The 31-year-old doesnt know how hell perform in the AFL next season or whether he will remain as skipper.But after a liberating gap year, the 31-year-old confirmed on Friday he would return in 2017 to continue his decorated career with the Bombers.Watson was one of 34 past and present Essendon players banned this season because of the clubs 2012 supplements scandal, and the last of the 12 current Bombers to declare his plans.He said if hed made a decision before his overseas break, the outcome would have been different.Certainly when I left I didnt think I would be back playing AFL, he said.I leant either way for a long time.Watson said he needed to escape the AFL bubble to work it out, spending time in New York City and on holidays abroad to clear his head.I had to get away and think about what I wanted to do with life, he said.I came back and wanted to see how I was feeling when I was back in Melbourne.After talking with really inspiring coach John Worsfold this week, Watson said he felt at peace with his decision.But he said he hadnt thought about thee captaincy, which will be voted on by players next year.ddddddddddddDespite a commitment to fitness on his sabbatical, hes unsure whether he can recapture his best football.Im incredibly vain and New York is a competitive city so youve got to look your best when youre in New York, he laughed.Even if I wasnt going to play (in 2017) I prepared myself to come back and play.I didnt want the decision not to be mine and I felt it was a disservice not to come back in the best possible shape.The first time I touched a footy was when I got back here so I dont know how Im going to go.Watsons return means the club has secured 10 of the 12 banned Bombers, with only Michael Hibberd hoping to find a new AFL home at Melbourne and Tayte Pears pursuing a career in fire fighting.But the saga is not over for Watson.The 34 players have a last-gasp appeal in the Swiss legal system, and once resolved, the AFL Commission will decide if he should keep his 2012 Brownlow medal.Im at peace with where it has gone and where Im at, he said of the long-running saga.Watsons return was cheered by fellow teammates, with stand-in skipper Brendon Goddard saying he was over the moon. 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