Sam Bennett on his way to winning stage two yesterday. Imago / PA Images
Imago / PA Images / PA Images
IRELAND’S SAM BENNETT has made it three in-a-row on the BinckBank Tour, with the 2019 national cycling champion claiming his third consecutive stage win in Belgium.
In doing so, Bennett made history, becoming the first ever rider to win each of the first three stages of the Tour.
“I was really lucky today,” he explained afterwards. “I tried to make the bike as long as possible in the final, it was was enough to get it. I’m really happy with that.”
Bennett’s 3:48:36 time over the 166.9km stage also saw him hold on to the overall lead with Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates) 20 seconds back and Groenewegen third in the general classification.
After a gap in racing following his first national success in late July, Bennett is well and truly back to winning ways and enjoying a rich vein of form.
Each of these wins will come as confidence boosters ahead of the Vuelta a España, which starts on 24 August.
BinckBank Tour / Twitter.
BinckBank Tour / Twitter. / Twitter.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
9 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Three in-a-row for Ireland's history maker Bennett in Belgium as red-hot streak continues
IRELAND’S SAM BENNETT has made it three in-a-row on the BinckBank Tour, with the 2019 national cycling champion claiming his third consecutive stage win in Belgium.
On Monday, the Carrick-On-Suir man landed his first win in the coveted Irish champion jersey on the first stage and after repeating the feat yesterday, Bennett made it a hat-trick today. It comes as the Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter’s 11th victory of the season.
It was a photo-finish as the 28-year-old pipped Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo-Visma) to the line in the Eastern Flanders town of Aalter.
In doing so, Bennett made history, becoming the first ever rider to win each of the first three stages of the Tour.
“I was really lucky today,” he explained afterwards. “I tried to make the bike as long as possible in the final, it was was enough to get it. I’m really happy with that.”
Bennett’s 3:48:36 time over the 166.9km stage also saw him hold on to the overall lead with Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates) 20 seconds back and Groenewegen third in the general classification.
After a gap in racing following his first national success in late July, Bennett is well and truly back to winning ways and enjoying a rich vein of form.
Each of these wins will come as confidence boosters ahead of the Vuelta a España, which starts on 24 August.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
binck bank tour Cycling Hat-trick Hero Sam Bennett Sam the man