Class is permanent: Why Sam Bennett's Vuelta victories show Bora Hansgrohe should have taken him to Le Tour
“Form is temporary, class is permanent” is one of the oldest and most established maxims in sport. It serves as a call to assess an individual on who they have been over the entirety of their career, and not allow that judgement to be clouded by short term ebbs and flows. It is most often uttered in connection to supposed games of “skill” such as football and cricket (believed to be its earliest sporting association.) This weekend Sam Bennett reminded audiences around the world that it is no less applicable to cycling.


