Sam Bennett won Stage 21 of the Tour de France in Paris to secure the points classification green jersey as Tadej Pogacar took the overall title after three weeks of dramatic Grand Tour racing. Bennett only needed to finish safely on the Champs Elysees to secure green, but made it a truly special day for Irish cycling with a famous stage win.
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Team Sunweb’s brilliant Tour de France continued as Soren Kragh Andersen won Stage 19, while Ireland’s Sam Bennett closed on the green jersey after nullifying the threat of Peter Sagan. Primoz Roglic remains in yellow heading into tomorrow time trial.
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Sam Bennett has become only the sixth Irishman to win a stage of the Tour de France following sprint finish to a blisteringly fast 10th day of racing. He takes the Green Jersey from Peter Sagan while Primoz Roglic remains in the Yellow Jersey.
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Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert sprinted to stage 5 glory as Mitchelton-Scott’s Adam Yates took the Yellow Jersey from Julian Alaphilippe who received a time penalty for an illegal feed. Ireland’s Sam Bennett moved into the Green Jersey today.
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Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan won a tight sprint on stage 3 of the Tour de France pipping Ireland’s Sam Bennett of Deceuninck–Quick-Step to the line. Bennett’s team-mate Julian Alaphilippe remains in the leader’s yellow jersey.
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