Sam Bennett ( born October 16, 1990 in Wervick , Belgium ) is an Irish professional road racing cyclist who plays for the Bora – Hansgrohe team. Champion of Ireland 2019 in the group race. Winner of three stages at the Giro d'Italia 2018 .
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| Weight | 69 kg | ||||||
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| Current team | Bora – hansgrohe | ||||||
| Specialization | Sprinter | ||||||
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Career
Born in the Belgian city of Vervik , where his father played for the local football club Eendracht Wervik . At the age of four, he moved with his parents to his native Ireland , where he spent his childhood in Carrick-on-Chur - the hometown of the famous Irish cyclist Sean Kelly [1] [2] .
In September 2013, on the Tour of Britain, he won the fifth stage, ahead of rivals in the sprint from the group with 15 riders. At the 2nd and 8th stages, the Irishman became the second.
In April 2015, he fell into a massive blockage at Scheldreis . In July, he started for the first time on a grand tour - Tour de France , but did not reach Paris, having left at the 17th stage [3] .
In July 2016, he again took part in the Big Loop , but “marked” only by receiving the lantern rouge , taking the last place in the final general classification, losing to the race winner Chris Frum for more than 5 hours.
On March 7, 2017, he won his first career Victoria at the UCI World Tour , winning stage 3 at Paris - Nice . In the mass sprint, he was ahead of a number of famous sprinters: Alexander Kristoff , John Degenkolba , Marcel Kittel and others [4] .
In October, Bennett marked a victory in four stages of the Tour of Turkey . At the last 6th stage of the race, he fell 300 meters to the finish line and missed the victory in the points classification of the race [5] .
Achievements
- 2008
- 1st European Championship on the track - points race
- 1st - Stage 7 Ras Tiltenn
- 2010
- 1st U23 Championship - Group Race
- 1st - Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2011
- 1st U23 Championship - Group Race
- 1st Grand Prix Gela
- 2012
- 3rd Holland Tour
- 7th European Championship U23 - group race
- 9th World Championship U23 - Group Race
- 7th European Championship U23 - group race
- 2013
- 1st - Stages 3 and 8 of the Ras Tiltenn
- 2014
- 1st Classic Almeria
- 1st Cologne Tour
- Tour of bavaria
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Stage 5
- 2nd Veloton Berlin
- 1st Cologne Tour
- 2015
- 1st Paris - Bourges
- 1st - Stages 1 and 3 of the Bavarian Tour
- 1st - Stage 1 Qatar Tour
- 1st - Stage 2 Norway Arctic Race
- 2nd Veloton Berlin
- 1st - Stages 1 and 3 of the Bavarian Tour
- 2016
- 1st Paris - Bourges
- Giro di Tuscany
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Stage 2
- 1st - Stage 1 International Criterion
- 2nd Eschborn - Frankfurt
- 2nd Tropho Porreres
- Giro di Tuscany
- 2017
- 1st Munster Tour
- Turkey tour
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Stages 1, 2, 3 and 5
- Slovenia tour
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Steps 1 and 4
- Czech tour
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Steps 2 and 4
- 1st - Stage 3 Paris - Nice
- 2nd People's Chois Classic
- 8th London - Surrey Classic
- Turkey tour
- 2018
- 1st Cologne Tour
- 1st - Stages 7, 12 and 21 of the Giro d'Italia
- Turkey tour
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Stages 2, 3 and 6
- 7th Eschborn - Frankfurt
- 1st - Stages 7, 12 and 21 of the Giro d'Italia
- 2019
- 1st Ireland Championship - Group Race
- Turkey tour
- 1st Spectacle classification
- 1st - Steps 1 and 2
- 1st - Stages 3 and 6 Paris - Nice
- 1st - Stage 3 Criterion Dauphine
- 1st - Stage 1 BinBank Tour
- 1st - Stage 7 Tour of the UAE
- 1st - Stage 7 of the Vuelta of San Juan
- 2nd London - Surrey Classic
- 6th European Championship - group race
- Turkey tour
Performance Statistics
Grand Tours
| Race | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Giro d'Italia | - | - | 158 | 112 | - |
| Tour de France | NF | 174 | - | - | - |
| Vuelta of Spain | - | - | - | - |
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| NF | Did not finish |
Notes
- ↑ I almost gave up on my pro cycling dream - Bennett (English) , Independent.ie (October 8, 2014). Date of appeal October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Bennett aims to start with a bang at Qatar and Oman , CyclingNews.com (23 January 2014). Date of appeal October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Scheldeprijs finale marred by mass crash , CyclingNews.com (April 8, 2015). Date of appeal October 15, 2017.
- ↑ A first Irish stage win at Paris-Nice for 28 years as Sam Bennett delivers career-high performance (English) , CyclingNews.com (March 7, 2017). Date of appeal October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Edward Tøns - winner of the 6th stage of the Turkey Tour 2017 , VeloLive.com (October 15, 2017). Date of appeal October 15, 2017.
Links
- Bennett, Sam at FirstCycling
- Bennett, Sam at ProCyclingStats
- Bennett, Sam on Cycling Archives
- Bennett, Sam at CQ ranking