Sam Bennett opens 2021 account with 50th career win at UAE Tour

“It’s really good to have won because I had to wait a few days to get the opportunity.”

Ireland's Sam Bennett celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the UAE tour cycling race, a sprint stage in Al Marjan Island, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Ireland’s Sam Bennett opened his account for 2021 in thrilling fashion on the fourth stage of the UAE Tour today with the 50th win of his professional career.

The 30-year-old superstar from Carrick-on-Suir stormed to victory on the pan-flat 204-kilometre stage, with rising star David Dekker (Team Jumbo Visma) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) rounding out the podium in second and third respectively.