Second ‘hurts’ for Bennett as Roche stays in the red

Ireland’s Sam Bennett came within a whisker of making it back-to-back stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana as Nicolas Roche retained the race leader’s red jersey.

Carrick-on-Suir sprinter Bennett had to settle for second after a photo finish declared 22-year old Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen the winner, with Fernando Gaviria (UAE Emirates) being awarded third after Max Walscheid (Team Sunweb) was relegated to last following an illegal manoeuvre.