Sam Bennett takes his second victory of Paris-Nice with stage five win

Bennett, who also won the opening stage, complained that rivals had been trying to block his path late in the 200km stage from Vienne.

Sam Bennett of Ireland wearing the green jersey of best sprinter, celebrates on the podium after winning the first stage of the Paris Nice cycling race over 166km last week. Picture: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Irish sprinter Sam Bennett took his second victory of Paris-Nice as he won Thursday’s stage five in Bollene.

Bennett was made to fight for position on the approach to the sprint but once the Deceuninck-QuickStep rider lit it up, no-one else could get close as he won by a bike length from Nacer Bouhanni.