You know you've arrived when one of the big international magazines gives you a 10-page spread; Sam Bennett is the 'Emerald Bullet'.
Okay, so we (obviously) know you get all of your cycling news from stickybottle.com, but the odd time another media outlet produces a piece that's well worth a look.
This time it's the turn of the Cycle Sport magazine which, in its summer edition, has run a major spread on Ireland's Sam Bennett.
Dubbing him the 'Emerald Bullet', the magazine devotes all of 10 pages to the rising fastman from Carrick.
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It not only interviews Bennett but also talks to those who have helped him and worked with him along the way, including Sean Kelly for whose An Post-Chainreaction team Bennett rode for moving up to ProContinental with Bora-Argon 18.
And the magazine also interviews Martin O'Loughlin, who coached Bennett for years and still mentors him.
It's well worth a read in that it traces Bennett's development from the time he was a very young rider, through his deciding to quit the bike and imploding after a poor national championships a few years ago.
Bennett's father Mike is also interviewed, which gives a really interesting perspective from inside the family.
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