Sam Bennett is gaining form after surgery in the off season and came close to the podium in Belgium on Sunday
By Graham Healy
Sam Bennett (An Post–ChainReaction) came close to a podium position on Sunday when he finished in 4th place in a pro kermesse in Flanders. Whilst other members of the team were competing in the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Bennett, Jack Wilson and Sean Downey took to the line of the race in Lierde, near Geraardsbergen.
The Carrick-on-Suir man managed to make it into the lead group of 22 riders, who just about stayed clear of the peloton on the run-in. Two riders broke away on the last lap to fight out the win, whilst Bennett was just beaten into fourth place. Jack Wilson finished in 23rd place.
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Next up for the team are Wanzele tomorrow and Kattekoers (Deinze-Ieper) next weekend, where they can expect to do well. Last year, Niko Eeckhout won in Wanzele ahead of Gediminas Bagdonas whilst Roy Jans managed to take the win in Ieper.
LIERDE (ST. MARIA-LIERDE) (Flandre Orientale), Top 10 :
1 VAN SPEYBROEK Bart WIELERSPORTVER. ARTEVELDE VZW GENT
2 VAN BREUSSEGEM Elias DOLTCINI-FLANDERS
3 COCQUYT Patrick JOHN SAEY CYCLING TEAM
4 BENNETT Sam AN POST CHAIN REACTION
5 DE MERLIER Giovanni TO WIN JOSAN CT
6 NEIRYNCK Kevin C.T. KEUKENS BUYSSE KNESSELARE
7 ECHELPOELS Dries AFDELING OOST-VLAANDEREN WBV - VZW
8 DOMS Steven TO WIN JOSAN CT
9 DE MEYERE Jens WETTERSE DAKWERKEN-TRAWOBO-VDM CT
10 DECLERCQ Thierry CAPINO - GELDHOF CYCLING TEAM
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