Bennett turns attention to green jersey after second stage win at Vuelta a España

Sam Bennett in the green jersey at the Vuelta a Espana
Sam Bennett in the green jersey at the Vue🅰lta a Espana (Image credit: Getty Images)

Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) has confirmed that he will now move towards a much bigger focus on the green jersey in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España after taking a se♉cond straight sprint stage even before the race had left Holland.

Bennett recognised that there is still almost all of the race left to go, but his 168澳洲5最新꧃开奖结果:two wins out of two opening road stages have now given him an impressive total of 117 points compared to 80 for Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo). Pascal Ack𝓰ermann (UAE Team Emirates) is now a distant third, with 34 points.

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.