Video: Very emotional Sam Bennett on best ever win, at Paris-Nice
Sam Bennett on the podium with Stephen Roche; the last two Irish riders to win a stage at Paris-Nice. Sam Bennett won today, Stephen Roche took his win in 1989.
Sam Bennett has spoken of his sheer delight at having won stage three of Paris-Nice, saying he had been win a WorldTour race for many years.
In the videos below, he paid tribute to his team and said he knew he had the legs to pull off a good result. However, he wasn’t sure if he could win or how close he could go.
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In the end he said he simply battled for position and went as hard as he could once he got a clear run at the line.
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"I'm so happy to get this result, you don't know what it means to me," he said Bennett.
"I had a lot of confidence coming into this, just from the feeling in my legs. I had good form recently.
“In the Tour Down Under, I felt I had the speed but I just didn't get an opportunity. I knew today with the support of the team something was possible.
“I didn't know if that was going to be a win or a top five, but I thought something was possible. In the end, I got lucky.
“The guys did a fantastic job, and I want to thank them so much."
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He also laughed off any notion that he had carefully picked the wheel of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) to pounce off at the finish.
"To be honest I was just fighting for position. It was hard to stay in position, so I didn't really see the front."
Sam Bennett was close to tears; proper order!
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