Irish cyclist Sam Bennett made it two victories in a row after crossing the finish line first on stage two of the Tour of Turkey in Eceabat today.
The Bora-Hansgrohe rider finished the 183.3km stage, which started in Tekirdağ, in a time of 4:11:48.
Sam Bennett (second from the left) won stage two of the Tour of Turkey in Eceabat today. Photo: Supplied
His teammate Felix Großschartner claimed second place, with Jhonatan Restrepo (Manzana Postobon) completing the podium.
Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) finished fourth, with Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) fifth.
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Stage two
1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 4:11:48
2. Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
3. Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Manzana Postobon
4. Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
5. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
6. Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
8. Edgar Pinto (Por) W52-FC Porto +0:00:02
9. Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM +0:00:04
10. Cyril Barthe (Fra) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
11. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Astana Pro Team
12. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
13. Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) Manzana Postobon
14. Onur Balkan (Tur) Turkey
15. Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
16. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
17. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep +0:00:09
18. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
19. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
20. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data
*Selected
40. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:25
71. Stefan de Bod (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:46
112. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:05:37
General classification
1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 8:14:02
2. Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:00:14
3. Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Manzana Postobon +0:00:16
4. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates +0:00:20
5. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
6. Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7. Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
8. Edgar Pinto (Por) W52-FC Porto +0:00:23
9. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise +0:00:24
10. Cyril Barthe (Fra) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
11. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Astana Pro Team
12. Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
13. Onur Balkan (Tur) Turkey
14. Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) Manzana Postobon
15. Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
16. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:00:29
17. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
18. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
19. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data +0:00:33
20. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
*Selected
43. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:45
73. Stefan de Bod (RSA) Dimension Data +0:02:06
115 Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:07:13
