Sam Bennett says Tour battle for green will ‘go to Paris’

Michal Kwiatkowski won stage 18 of the Tour de France and Richard Carapaz moved into the polka dot jersey as the Ineos Grenadiers set about salvaging their race following the withdrawal of Egan Bernal.

Ireland's Sam Bennett, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, waits for the start of the Stage 18 of the Tour de France

Ireland’s Sam Bennett believes the race for the coveted green jersey will “go to Paris” after he stretched his lead over Peter Sagan at the Tour de France.

Bennett used the intermediate sprint in yesterday’s Stage 18 to stretch his advantage over Peter Sagan to 52 points in the battle for the green jersey.