Sam Bennett ‘no longer happy just to be there’

Ireland’s Sam Bennett turned around a difficult opening week at his debut Tour de France with a fine 10th place finish on yesterday’s seventh stage.

After taking a week to find his legs in the biggest race in the world, the Bora Argon 18 fast man contested the bunch gallop that decided the 190km journey from Livarot to Fougeres.

Bennett thanked his team for delivering him towards the front of affairs as the race reached its conclusion and rued not being able to finish it off.