Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

dastardly00

Gutted for Sam

at1withmyself

Sam Bennett out-sprints Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan to claim first victory of season:

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/sam-bennett-sprints-elia-viviani-caleb-ewan-claim-first-victory-season-366997

letape

at1withmyself wrote: »

Sam Bennett out-sprints Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan to claim first victory of season:

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/sam-bennett-sprints-elia-viviani-caleb-ewan-claim-first-victory-season-366997

Great to see him back after being sick last week. A repeat win for him too.

Does the course for Sunday suit him? Must have a look for it now I have it in mind.

Lumen

at1withmyself wrote: »

Sam Bennett out-sprints Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan to claim first victory of season:

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/sam-bennett-sprints-elia-viviani-caleb-ewan-claim-first-victory-season-366997

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CNRsvHgFbE

carltonleon

Wonder wil Sam ride the Giro again this year? Was so unlucky not to get at least one stage win last year, it would be great to see him get one this year

harringtonp

Obviously a fantastic and break through giro for Sam with 3 stage wins. Good article on Rome stage at

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sam-bennett-i-had-such-bad-legs-i-thought-i-wouldnt-be-able-to-sprint/

On another note I'm perplexed that there hasn't been a mention of him in the sports supplement in the last 3 editions of the Sunday times. The giro has been covered alright but it's been all about the pink Jersey, froome and doping. David Walsh owns the back page of this paper and not a word about Sam

I had always assumed his knowledge and interest in cycling extends beyond doping and am hoping the Bennett silence is down to waiting for an interview and feature article

buffalo

harringtonp wrote: »

On another note I'm perplexed that there hasn't been a mention of him in the sports supplement in the last 3 editions of the Sunday times. The giro has been covered alright but it's been all about the pink Jersey, froome and doping. David Walsh owns the back page of this paper and not a word about Sam

I had always assumed his knowledge and interest in cycling extends beyond doping and am hoping the Bennett silence is down to waiting for an interview and feature article

Isn't the Sunday Times an English British paper? British editors, mostly British audience? Do they have an Irish Sunday version?

harringtonp

buffalo wrote: »

Isn't the Sunday Times an English British paper? British editors, mostly British audience? Do they have an Irish Sunday version?

They do have different versions. During the season, there is usually 4 full pages devoted to GAA sports and during the six nations there is far more space devoted to the Ireland games in the rugby pages.

brocbrocach

Where the hell has Sam got to? He's done nothing for months and now a half-fit Sagan is taking the sprinter's place for Bora in the Vuelta. Does he have some injury or something? He does these disappearing tricks every few months and I can't understand why.

Finnrocco

Was wondering same myself.

Unless Vuelta route is too hilly with not enough flat finishes and Sagan is supposedly using it as World's training.


Maybe Sam doing Tour of Britain?

Thud

Think he was supposed to be in the Binckbank Tour but didn't start

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/five-things-look-2018-binckbank-tour-389945

Would have expected him to be on the start list for Sunday but Sagan is down for that one too.

There have been a few races since the giro he's been down to start on the startlists and has vanished from them. Next race I see him down to start is the Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2018 on Aug 26th.

Bora aren't on the Tour of Britain list at all for the moment that I saw.

CrowdedHouse

Possibly he was pencilled in for the Vuelta but then Sagan decided to go

wirelessdude01

Where do you think Sammy B would fit in?

neris

Wonder will he move for next year or stick it out? Must be Few teams down a sprinter with all the transfer activity

velo.2010

Passed Sam Bennett going in the opposite direction in Bunmahon, Waterford yesterday.

Did the big awkward nod when I realised at the last moment it was him!

What's left for him this year... Canada and Tour of Turkey?

Finnrocco

There must be something going on, dont think he rode the London race, didn't do the Binck Bank tour, Tour of Poland etc etc, could have won 1 or 2 out of all that lot possibly.

Macy0161

His contract is up isn't it, iirc? According to Daniel Friebe on last nights cycling podcast, Dimension Data haven't and won't offer Cav a renewal (even before the latest illness), so a possible opening there? They've mainly signed/ announced classics guys so far I think.

dahat

Bora have the young German sprinter for next year as well so he could be surplus to requirements.

He rode in France on Sunday I think, but I joined that race late and it only showed the break who took it.

Next up for him are the 2 Canadian Races but given how the start lists have panned out for him of late I'll take his name being on them with a pinch of salt until I see him start.

Inquitus

dahat wrote: »

Bora have the young German sprinter for next year as well so he could be surplus to requirements.

Aye this stickybottle article doesn't make good reading for Sam, especially in light of their signings.

Bora-hansgrohe says success with German riders crucial

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/bora-hansgrohe-german-riders/

Chumpski

Inquitus wrote: »

Aye this stickybottle article doesn't make good reading for Sam, especially in light of their signings.



http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/bora-hansgrohe-german-riders/

1 stickybottle does many good articles covering irish domestic cycling but it also does a lot of rubbish clickbait articles and this fits the latter.

2 Bora are not foolish enough to get rid of a guy who just won 3 Giro stages.

harringtonp

Interesting take on the sprint in the first paragraph in

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/sparkassen-munsterland-giro-2018/results/

Presume much of this will be sorted for Turkey

dastardly00

harringtonp wrote: »

Interesting take on the sprint in the first paragraph in

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/sparkassen-munsterland-giro-2018/results/

Presume much of this will be sorted for Turkey

Skip to 1:46:22 for the last kilometre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUlvlPtHz3w

MojoMaker

Sam looked well pissed off there.

Thud

1.48.10 is that Sam remonstrating?

Keeks

I think he should be a bit pissed....looks like Ackerman bumped him enough to stop his charge.

You see where the Lotto guy goes and Sam follows, and goes past Ackermann, the they get lost in the trees for a bit and it Looks like Ackerman tries to squeeze up between Sam and whoever is in front of him. It seems to happen just as Sam is going to go for it and seems to knock him off his stride.

neris

Don't think bora has been a great team for Sam and if Ackerman thinks he's the top sprint dog and a German outs probably time to consider a new team

Finnrocco

Haven't watched but in fairness the German Champ in his home race has a right to go for the win, the team should have been working for him anf then pay Sam back in nexct few races.

brocbrocach

Sam is defending champion though

It would have been decided before the race in a team meeting though as to who was the protected rider for the day. Things happen though and that rider can be caught out of position in the final leaving it up to someone else. Given Sam's reaction and sitting up he didn't look happy. Must have a closer look at the video later.

Finnrocco

Just looked at it there, looks like they both had the licence to go for the win.

However Ackerman sees Sam going by and squeezes up between him and the other guy inside - not something you should be doing to a team mate - Sam had the clear run at the line and his teammate took him out basically.

Pudsy33

According to Bora themselves Ackermann was the leader and Bennett had a free role.

cunavalos

Good news, Sam back to winning ways in Turkey, taking Stage 2 ahead of Hodeg(Quickstep), he also takes takes the leaders jersey following his 2nd place in the first stage

Shame Gaviria crashed yesterday.

CrowdedHouse

Sam on RTE Sports News shocker!!

Thud

Sam wins again!

Another win for Sam

Beasty

If I see spoilers in this thread, can I safely assume he's won again

?

buffalo

Beasty wrote: »

If I see spoilers in this thread, can I safely assume he's won again

?

Stage 4 is tomorrow, and he's not going to win that.

Beasty

Wish they'd get this tennis match finished so I can find out what happened today

Beasty

C'mon Mladenovic

Beasty

Match point

Beasty

5-5

In the voice of Victor Meldrew

I don't believe it!!

Finnrocco

All the naysayers (like me) wondering about Sam's race program are being proven wrong I guess.

Maybe he just needs a really long break after a grand tour - I know I would!

Finnrocco

Finnrocco wrote: »

All the naysayers (like me) wondering about Sam's race program are being proven wrong I guess.

Maybe he just needs a really long break after a grand tour - I know I would!

Kirby said something yesterday on commentary along the line of "he needs to work on the middle bit" regards the season saying he was on form at the start and at the end this year.

Macy0161

Deleted User wrote: »

Kirby said something yesterday on commentary along the line of "he needs to work on the middle bit" regards the season saying he was on form at the start and at the end this year.

He hardly raced in between to draw any conclusions!

marvin80

Finnrocco wrote: »

Maybe he just needs a really long break after a grand tour - I know I would!

That's a good sign I think (when you consider some other riders performances)

Bambaata

I feel he did f all mid season because of stacked team he is with. From what I gather he would have been doing vuelta had Sagan not decided to do it. Me thinks Sagan did vuelta to try condition himself for the worlds....not that it worked!