Ireland's Sam Bennett bows out of Tour de France
Ireland’s Sam Bennett was forced to abandon the Grand Tour on the 17th stage of the Tour de France.
The Carrick-on-Suir rider had an interrupted preparation for the gruelling event and conceded that it was never going to be easy as a result.
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