Sam Bennett emulates Sean Kelly by earning Tour de France green

Sam Bennett at this year's Tour de France (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Sam Bennett has become the first Irishman since Sean Kelly to earn the green jersey at the Tour de France.

Wout Van Aert took victory on stage five in Privas today, with Bennett was third behind Cees Bol, but crucially ahead of three-time former world champion Peter Sagan.