Bennett sprints to second straight Vuelta stage win
Sam Bennett of Bora Hansgrohe clinched his second stage victory in a row by winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday (Aug 21), a 193km trek that started and finished in Breda.
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Sam Bennett bags second consecutive stage on Vuelta a Espana
Sam Bennett flashed home to claim a second successive stage win in the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday.
La Vuelta 2022: Sam Bennett beats Mads Pederson to make it two stage wins in a row in thrilling sprint finish
Sam Bennett made it back-to-back stage wins at this year’s La Vuelta for Bora Hansgrohe, timing his sprint to perfection at the finish in Breda. Bennett held off a charging Mads Pedersen (Trek–Sagafredo) for the second stage in a row, with Dan McLay (Arkea Samsic) also just missing out on the win.
La Vuelta 2022: Unusual scenes as riders stop in church to light candles ahead of Stage 3 in Breda
In a strange start to Stage 3 of La Vuelta 2022, the jersey leaders jumped off their bikes to walk through the Great Church in Breda to light candles. The interlude — a tribute to those who have died from COVID-19 — was planned for La Vuelta 2020 when the Netherlands were set to host the opening three stages, before the pandemic forced the country to delay their plans until this year.
Sam Bennett wins sprint to take Vuelta's second stage
Irishman Sam Bennett won Stage 2 of the 2022 Vuelta a España after edging out his rivals in a closely contested sprint finish in Utrecht on Saturday.
La Vuelta 2022 - How to watch Stage 3 on Sunday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
There will, no doubt, be plenty more drama and excitement as the riders battle it out on Stage 3 of La Vuelta a Espana 2022 as the famous race continues its opening chapter in the Netherlands. The first day on Friday saw some superb drama as Jumbo-Visma dominated the team time trial late on to snatch the victory away from the watching Ineos Grenadiers at the death. Ad What made it all the more special was veteran rider and consummate team-mate, Robert Gesink, being handed the victory as a lovely tribute from his team.
La Vuelta 2022: 'No one could touch him' - Reaction to 'phenomenal' Sam Bennett's sprint triumph in Utrecht
Sam Bennett's «phenomenal» sprint victory on Stage 2 of La Vuelta a Espana for Bora-Hansgrohe showed that «no one could touch him», The Breakaway team said on their reaction show. Bennett stormed to an inspired victory in what was a thrilling sprint in front of a raucous crowd in Utrecht. The in-form Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was tipped by many to edge the final sprint, but it was the Irishman who prevailed in a desperate burst to the line as the 31-year-old took a very memorable win.
Breaking Sam Bennett surges to brilliant Vuelta stage victory
Sam Bennett took victory in the second stage of Vuelta a Espana in a massive sprint finish in Utrecht ahead of Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier.