Point to prove for Bennett as Rás gets in gear

IT’S NOT easy being Sam Bennett. Weeks like this, with the country’s showpiece cycling event starting tomorrow, sees a spike in interest for the sport and the number of private numbers flashing up on his phone.

It’s the time of year when the term ‘next Sean Kelly’ often gets used, or misused, as Sam himself likes to think.

“I’m not the next Sean Kelly. I’m the next Sam Bennett,” he verses.