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Sam Bennett (born October 16, 1990) is an Irish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{ct|BOH}}.^[1] He turned professional in 2011, and won three stages for {{ct|BOH|2018|nolink=yes}} in the 2018 Giro d'Italia.

Career

Early career

Bennett was born in Wervik, Flanders, Belgium, where his father Michael played professional soccer for local club Eendracht Wervik. He moved with his parents to their native Ireland at the age of four, where he spent most of his early years growing up in Carrick-on-Suir, the hometown of fellow cyclist Sean Kelly.^[2]^[3]

Bennett was head-hunted by Vélo Club la Pomme, Marseille, at 17 and joined them in the south of France after he completed his first year of third level education at Waterford Institute of Technology (where he was embarking on an Honours Degree in Health and Exercise Studies). In 2009, Bennett rode, for the first time, the An Post Rás with the Carrick Wheelers Dan Morrissey squad. Bennett became the race's youngest ever stage winner in Clara on stage 5.

During the 2010 season, Bennett won the Irish Under 23 championship in Sligo, aged 19.

In 2011, Bennett left France and joined Sean Kelly's An Post Grant Thornton squad, under the tutelage of Manager Kurt Bogaerts. He again won the Irish Under 23 national championship and also the GP Stad Geel, a UCI 1.2 ranked one day race.

The following year he finished 10th at the Road World U23 Championships in Limburg, and 7th in the U23 European Road Championship.

2013 season

In 2013 {{ct|SKT|2013}} moved up to pro continental level. Bennett won two stages in the An Post Rás (stage 3 into Listowel and stage 8 in Skerries), and stage 5 of the Tour of Britain, in which he also took two second places.

2014 season

Having joined {{ct|APP|2014}}, Bennett took his first professional win at the UCI 1.1 ranked Classica de Almeria and won twice in Germany, the Rund um Köln and stage 5 of the 1.HC ranked Bayern-Rundfahrt into Nuremberg.

2015 season

The season began, for Bennett, at the Tour of Qatar where he won stage 2, finishing in the Doha Corniche.

Bennett took two stage wins at the 2015 edition of the 2.HC Bayern Runfahrt on stages 1 and 3. These victories earned Bennett his first professional points classification jersey.

Bennett was involved in a mass crash at the end of the 2015 edition of Scheldeprijs.^[4]

Bennett began the 2015 Tour de France sick, having been diagnosed with a hernia on his diaphragm. He completed 16 stages of the race before abandoning the race.

He returned to racing at The Arctic Race of Norway and won stage 2 into Setermoen and finished 2nd in the points classification to Alexander Kristoff.

Bennett took his final win of the season at Paris Bourges (UCI 1.1) in a sprint finish.

2016 season

Bennett's 2016 Tour de France effort was affected by a crash that resulted in broken fingers on his right hand, but he continued to finish the race last in the general classification, and finishing in the top 10 on the final stage in Paris.

After recovering from his injuries at the Tour, Bennett went on to take two stage wins at the (UCI 2.1) Giro Della Toscana Memorial Alredo Martini and won the points classification.

2017 season

Bennett went on to win 2 stages of the Tour of Slovenia in June 2017 and won the points classification. At the Czech Tour, he again won two stages and the points classification jersey. In September, he won the Sparkassen Munsterland Giro (HC1.1) in a photo-finish.

In October, Bennett won four out of the six stages of the 2017 Tour of Turkey.^[6]

2018 season

Bennett started the season in the 2018 Tour Down Under, despite having an illness.^[7] He also started in the Paris Nice, but had to abandon midway through stage 3 due to a sickness.^[8]

At the Volta a Catalunya Bennett finished second on stage two. On 11 May 2018, he won his maiden grand tour victory with a sprint in Praia a Mare on stage 7 of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.^[9] and went on to win stages 12 (Imola) and the final stage into Rome.^[10]

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|title=With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019|work={{ct|BOH|2018}}|publisher=Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG|date=12 October 2018|accessdate=2 January 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/i-almost-gave-up-on-my-pro-cycling-dream-bennett-30647231.html |title=I almost gave up on my pro cycling dream - Bennett |last1=Tracey |first1=Cian|date=8 October 2014 |website=independent.ie|access-date=25 February 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bennett-aims-to-start-with-a-bang-at-qatar-and-oman |title=Bennett aims to start with a bang at Qatar and Oman |last1=Kelly |first1=Cillian |date=28 January 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=25 February 2015}}
4. ^http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/scheldeprijs-finale-marred-by-mass-crash
5. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/irelands-sam-bennett-secures-biggest-win-of-his-career-in-france-35509779.html|title=Ireland's Sam Bennett secures biggest win of his career in France|date=7 March 2017|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=8 March 2017}}
6. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2017/ |title= 2017 Tour of Turkey|date=15 October 2017|work=Cycling News|accessdate=17 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sam-bennett-struck-down-with-illness-ahead-of-tour-down-under/ |title=Sam Bennett struck down with before Tour Down Under |publisher=Cycling Weekly|date=8 January 2018|accessdate= 8 January 2018}}
8. ^http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/sam-bennett-abandons-paris-nice/
9. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.the42.ie/sam-bennett-giro-ditalia-stage-12-wins-ireland-cycling-4019175-May2018/|title ='I just went for it' - Sam Bennett on becoming the first Irishman in 30 years to win two Grand Tour stages|date=11 May 2018|work=The 42|accessdate=10 May 2018}}
10. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.the42.ie/sam-bennett-4039244-May2018/|title =Ireland's Sam Bennett wins final stage of Giro d'Italia in thrilling sprint finish|date=27 May 2018|work=The 42|accessdate=31 May 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/bennett-secures-junior-tour-title-1432487.html| title=Bennett secures Junior Tour title| publisher=Irish Independent| date=2008-07-14}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_4215.shtml |title=BENNETT TAKES VICTORY IN FRANCE |publisher=Irish Cycling |date=2009-08-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726112159/http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_4215.shtml |archivedate=2011-07-26 |df= }}