And he's a dyed-in-the-wool Port Adelaide man.
Orica GreenEDGE rider Stuart O'Grady was presented with a Port Adelaide home guernsey displaying the number 17 by South Australia's tourism and sports minister Leon Bignell while on the Tour.
Advertiser photographer Sarah Reed tweeted images of a cheerful O'Grady donning the club's jumper during yesterday's rest day.
The #17 is symbolic of O'Grady competing in his seventeenth consecutive tour - the equal most of any cyclist in the event's history.
He confirmed plans in June to retire after next year's Tour.
O'Grady grew up in Port Adelaide and is a long-time supporter of the club in both the AFL and SANFL.
He is also a former number one ticket holder of the club.
Stuart O'Grady career highlights
17 starts in the Tour de France
2008 - Herald Sun Tour winner
2007 - Paris-Roubaix winner
2004 - Athens Olympics - Madison gold medallist
2003 - Australian National Road Championships winner
2002 - Commonwealth Games road race winner
2002,1999 - Tour Down Under winner
1994 - Commonwealth Games team pursuit winner
1993 - Team Pursuit World Championships winner
SA Gov Leon Bignell gives @StueyOG a @PAFC No17 jumper 2 mark his 17 Tours. Look out @kanecornes he wants yours next pic.twitter.com/gS86cOfaLS
— Sarah Reed (@Gumbrae) July 8, 2013
