Here's a video highlights of yesterday's opening team time trial of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race in Italy.
It's an event that features no fewer than three Irish riders - Dan Martin of Garmin-Sharp, Nicolas Roche of Tinkoff-Saxo and Sam Bennett of NetApp-Endura.
Bennett is in his first year at Pro Continental level and this is his first World Tour race.
Find below a few shots of him in action with his team in yesterday's 18.5km test to San Vincenzo.
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The European spring is starting to make its presence felt; with blue skies all the way for Sam Bennett's NetApp-Endura team during their test yesterday.
Ireland's Sam Bennett in second place, just about to come up and do his stint on the front.
The NetApp-Endura team power on towards the finish, looking to stay in touch with the biggest squads and biggest riders in the world in this race.
Bennett - with green frame to his sunglasses - sits in second spot as the team takes a bend during the flat out effort.
The squad finishes; Bennett rolls over the line in second spot looking like he felt every inch of the flat out effort.
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