Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

ZiabR · 30-05-2014 8:59am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Another great ride by Sam in Stage 2 of Bayern Rundfahrt.

Yes he did come 2nd last (127th) ... but it was a summit finish.
Impressively, he won the first two intermediate sprints (and he managed a second place in a KOM). He now lies in second place in the sprint classification.

Stage 3 today is relatively flat with a couple of small uncategorised bumps at the end. I don't think it's tough enough to drop the sprinters, but I could be wrong.

That is good going, fair play to him.

happytramp · 30-05-2014 9:14am

Possibly saving himself for today? He's usually quite good at getting over hilly stuff as long as it's not to long/steep.

dastardly00 · 30-05-2014 9:25am

happytramp wrote: »

Possibly saving himself for today? He's usually quite good at getting over hilly stuff as long as it's not to long/steep.

He was in the breakaway yesterday so it was probably a combination of being tired, and taking it easy on the last climb. The GC riders contested for the stage win.

gordongekko · 31-05-2014 4:54pm

He was second overall in the points race going into today's itt. Hopefully he wins tomorrow and also wins the points jersey.

Glass Prison 1214 · 31-05-2014 4:57pm

Sam is currently ranked second in the UCI Europe Tour 2014 http://www.ucieuropetour.com/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjA2OQ&LangId=1

Dura Ace · 31-05-2014 6:46pm

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

Sam is currently ranked second in the UCI Europe Tour 2014 http://www.ucieuropetour.com/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjA2OQ&LangId=1

He's now down to 4th in the UCI Europe Tour rankings.

Darkglasses · 31-05-2014 10:09pm

Super stuff, what a prospect

Glass Prison 1214 · 31-05-2014 10:16pm

Dura Ace wrote: »

He's now down to 4th in the UCI Europe Tour rankings.

Second according to the UCI website.

MPFG · 01-06-2014 2:28pm

Sam Bennett (NetApp-Endura) wins Stage 5 of the Bayern Rundfahrt.

TheBlaaMan · 01-06-2014 2:37pm

Fantastic !

unichall · 01-06-2014 2:51pm

That will go a long way to him staking a claim to a TdF spot

Pudsy33 · 01-06-2014 3:40pm

Is there a video?

Pudsy33 · 01-06-2014 3:41pm

Is there a video?

dastardly00 · 01-06-2014 4:28pm

None on the web yet.

Sam was prepared to go for the stage win today that's for sure, he's wearing a skin-suit and aero over shoes.

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gordongekko · 01-06-2014 4:47pm

Nice one. He took it easy the last two days clearly saving the legs for today. Roll on the tour.

mcgratheoin · 01-06-2014 5:11pm

Great picture with the 3 World Tour teams behind him there.

connachta · 01-06-2014 5:26pm

Tour de France now!! Can't be other choice!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehQV2MaQ6_I

unichall · 01-06-2014 9:16pm

Also with that win today he won the overall sprint classification, great debut season for him at Net-App

GetWithIt · 01-06-2014 9:28pm

150-1 for the Green jersey at TDF. Just saying.

Pudsy33 · 01-06-2014 9:38pm

GetWithIt wrote: »

150-1 for the Green jersey at TDF. Just saying.

Can that go ew?

circler · 01-06-2014 11:37pm

Jensie's Diary has been posted: youtube.com/watch?v=7Jg0wnC-64s

gordongekko · 02-06-2014 5:02pm

http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2014/us/riders.html

Named in the squad for the criterium du dauphine

MPFG · 02-06-2014 5:14pm

Philip Deignan doing Tour of Switzerland

connachta · 02-06-2014 5:39pm

gordongekko wrote: »

http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2014/us/riders.html

Named in the squad for the criterium du dauphine

this * isn't a good sign... he's a reserve guy, 4 for 1 spot...

TheBlaaMan · 12-06-2014 7:56pm

inCycle interview with Sam

Dr. Bre · 15-07-2014 5:27pm

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-netapp-to-become-team-bora looks like Sam be riding in Team Bora colours!

MPFG · 10-08-2014 4:48pm

Sam looking good in Ride London ...in front with Gilbert & Swift

ednwireland · 10-08-2014 5:32pm

just as i read that the 3 netapp guys wiped out by gilbert attack

MOD NOTE : SPOILER RULES APPLY !

ZiabR · 10-08-2014 6:01pm

ednwireland wrote: »

just as i read that the 3 netapp guys wiped out by gilbert attack

MOD NOTE : SPOILER RULES APPLY !

Yup that is true alright BUT

Sam still managed 6th which is a great finish

gordongekko · 08-09-2014 4:09pm

Not sure how to do those spoiler tags .

But he's going well in the tour of Britain

Darkglasses · 08-09-2014 4:15pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Not sure how to do those spoiler tags .
But he's going well in the tour of Britain

You put [ spoiler] before the bit you want covered up, and then [ /spoiler afterwards. Remove the spaces between the square brackets.

buffalo · 08-10-2014 6:31pm

Interview in the Indo: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/i-almost-gave-up-on-my-pro-cycling-dream-bennett-30647231.html

godtabh · 08-10-2014 6:52pm

nice extension until 2017. Takes the pressure off a bit but he seems fairly focused

REBELSAFC · 03-02-2015 5:46pm

Good article here. Looks like he will be his team's main man in 2015....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sam-bennett-ready-to-challenge-the-big-names-in-2015

simonrooneyzaga · 03-02-2015 5:51pm

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Good article here. Looks like he will be his team's main man in 2015....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sam-bennett-ready-to-challenge-the-big-names-in-2015

He's had a great start to the season in Mallorca. Hopefully he can stay fit til Le Tour!

TheBlaaMan · 03-02-2015 5:56pm

Where did he relocate to recently? He tweeted about moving homes - presumably from Belgium to Spain?

MPFG · 03-02-2015 9:44pm

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Where did he relocate to recently? He tweeted about moving homes - presumably from Belgium to Spain?

There seems to be 3 major places the top cyclists live at present

Monacco.
Girona
Lucca/Tuscany

with some living on the Italian /Switzerland border area...like Varese

Sam has moved to Monacco

godtabh · 03-02-2015 9:55pm

MPFG wrote: »

Sam has moved to Monacco

Hope he can afford it. Not cheap there!

Reading froomes book he said he moved there for money reasons (more or less) but there are some nice hills close by. Villefranche is spectacular

MPFG · 03-02-2015 10:03pm

godtabh wrote: »

Hope he can afford it. Not cheap there!

Reading froomes book he said he moved there for money reasons (more or less) but there are some nice hills close by. Villefranche is spectacular

Well Sam has a nice pad ...

http://instagram.com/p/ynI65XnSCa/

Of course Monacco is tax free I believe but has the second highest cost per square foot in the world (after central west London..ie Chelsea/Mayfair)

Lusk_Doyle · 04-02-2015 8:54am

MPFG wrote: »

Well Sam has a nice pad ...

http://instagram.com/p/ynI65XnSCa/

Of course Monacco is tax free I believe but has the second highest cost per square foot in the world (after central west London..ie Chelsea/Mayfair)

A pro with a saddle bag. What next!?!

dastardly00 · 04-02-2015 11:39am

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

A pro with a saddle bag. What next!?!

Funny comment on the photo:
"Good that you can fit your suitcase under your seat also."

And reply from Sam:
"hahaha i know man, it looked smaller on the net haha".

dastardly00 · 13-05-2015 5:51pm

Sam won Stage 1 of Bayern Rundfahrt (2.HC) today. In doing so he managed to beat this year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner John Degenkolb, and the multiple GT stage winner Nacer Bohanni.

cunavalos · 13-05-2015 5:54pm

Big win for Sam today in the first stage of the Bayern Rundfahrt
Takes the yellow jersey into Stage 2 beating the likes of Degenkolb and Bouhani

The win was especially welcome as it his sponsors home race

dastardly00 · 14-05-2015 2:42pm

Stage 2 result:
1. John Degenkolb (TGA)
2. Nacer Bouhanni (COF)
3. Enrique Sanz (MOV)
4. Sam Bennett (BOA)

cunavalos · 14-05-2015 3:09pm

Looks like he loses the yellow jersey as well due to bonus seconds if my leaving cert german is correct

John Degenkolb vom Team Giant Alpecin wird auf der dritten Etappe das Gelbe Volks- und Raiffeisenbankentrikot tragen.

dastardly00 · 14-05-2015 3:53pm

Overall GC after Stage 2:
1. Degenkolb
2. Bouhanni @ 2"
3. Bennett @ 4"

Darkglasses · 15-05-2015 3:06pm

Sam has taken a second stage win, holding off Bouhanni and Navardauskas in stage 3.

dastardly00 · 15-05-2015 3:11pm

He's back in the leader's yellow jersey as well!

pelevin · 15-05-2015 3:16pm

He's becoming a pretty big player at this rate. A TdF stage win could be the next step upwards.

connachta · 15-05-2015 3:38pm

pelevin wrote: »

He's becoming a pretty big player at this rate. A TdF stage win could be the next step upwards.

yeah, hope he'll do well in France

Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

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