Sam Bennett♐ is yet to find his first win of the season but with his podium place on stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey, the Bora-Hansgrohe rider deliveꦿred a glimpse of the form he needs to be successful.

The 31-year-old Irish sprinter took a second and third place at the UAE Tour in February af🦹ter four months away from racing last season due to a knee injury.   

At the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Turkey Bennett managed to find enough speed to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:take third and did so while overcoming an unexpected easing of the pace by stage 1 winner Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), who turned ou✨t to be a less than ideal wheel to follow during the stage ꦡ2 finale.

“After the last corner I was sitting in Danny’s🤪 wheel and the position was very good,” said Bennett🌸, referring to teammate Danny van Poppel. 

“When Caleb opened his sprint, he wasn’t fresh enough and didn’t really accelerate which surprised me, so I got stuck a little behind him while on the right side Philipsen and Groves passed. I tried to accelerate bu🍒t it was already too late.”

While it may have been too late to challenge Kaden Groves (BꦏikeExchange-Jayco) for the win, or Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) for second, Bennett did come out from behind Ewan’s wheel and delivered a quick acceleration to take a clear t🌠hird. 

“I ༒am happy with the progression over the l🐼ast weeks, and I am not far away from being really competitive again,” said Bennett. 

“I still miss a little to🅺p end power, but it 🐻is getting better and better.” 

The Bora-Hansgrohe team, also managed to remain unscathed on a day that was hit by crosswinds and crashes. They are now looking to the stages ahead as Bennett continues to gel with his team – which he rejoined after a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:tumultuous final season at Deceuninck-QuickStep – to find th☂at last missing bit of top-end powerꦍ. 

“The team did a good job again today,” said Bora-Hanꦯsgroh♌e Sports Director Bernhard Eisel. 

“It was important to be up front when it mattered in the crosswind, and we have b꧃een safe there. Only Matt [Walls] crashed onceඣ, but he is fine”

“A final with tailwind is always tricky. It was super nervous, but our lead-out worked really well. Also Sam is getting better and better. He just was sitting in the wrong wheel today. I think we can be happy with his progress,ဣ and I am optimistic for the remaining s🎐print stages.”