Sam Bennett's time in yellow jersey ends with fifth-place finish at Paris-Nice

Sam Bennett won't be too concerned about losing the yellow jersey as he would have lost it in Tuesday's time-trial stage anyway, but he will perhaps rue a missed chance at another stage win. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Sam Bennett's reign in the yellow jersey at Paris-Nice came to an end after he was narrowly beaten in a drama-filled second stage.

There was some considerable consolation for the Carrick-on-Suir rider, however, as he did pull on the green jersey as leader of the points classification.