IRELAND’S SAM BENNETT claimed his first major victory of the year by finishing first in the final stage of the inaugural UAE Tour.
Bora-Hansgrohe rider Bennett clinched the 145km seventh stage win in a sprint finish against Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal).
Primoz Roglic of Slovenia, who won the final mountain stage on Friday, was crowned the overall winner.
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Coming home and starting on the bench may well influence him.
It wasn’t too long ago that Real Madrid fans were waiting outside the stadium to throw insults and bang on his car either
@Aaron Buckley: in fairness he’s been out injured and Isco has come in and done a great job. No team has ever defended the trophy successfully so there is no room for sentiment tonight. But I would still expect him to come on at some point