An Post man Sam takes second in Britain

Ireland’s Sam Bennett took a brilliant second place on Stage Two of the Tour of Britain yesterday, only pipped on the line by Gerald Ciolek of Team MTN-Qhubeka.

Bennett, riding for the An Post Chainreaction team, looked to have done enough when he blasted out of a fragmented peloton on the drag up to the finish in Kendal.

The Carrick-on-Suir rider caught and passed Thomas Löfkvist of IAM Cycling, who had attacked earlier, and with less than 250 metres to go looked set to take the biggest win of his life.