Sam Bennett takes positives - but no jersey - from Paris-Nice

Sam Bennett

Ireland’s Sam Bennett had a very eventful final weekend of Paris-Nice as he continued the build-up towards his major early-season goal next Saturday - Milan-San Remo.

The 30-year old Deceuninck-QuickStep sprinter enjoyed a brilliant ‘Race to the Sun’, winning two stages, wearing the leader’s yellow jersey and he even managed to get in Saturday’s 13-man breakaway in service of his Italian teammate Mattia Cattaneo.