SAM BENNETT’S BID to win the Tour de France green jersey remains in good shape after Stage 16.
The Irish rider has kept a 45-point distance between himself and nearest challenger Peter Sagan, with Matteo Trentin now a further 12 points back.
Fellow Irishman Nicolas Roche claimed eighth for Team Sunweb — his second 10th-place finish in this year’s Tour.
Primoz Roglic maintained the overall lead as Bora’s German all-rounder Lennard Kamna won the medium mountain stage.
Kamna came good after a long range breakaway, defeating Ineos rider Richard Carapaz over the final kilometres after the pair had been part of a rare large escape group.
The victory was just reward for the 24-year-old who was pipped to the line on the Puy Mary mountain last week. It was his first Tour de France stage win, and Bora’s first of this Tour.
Fifteen minutes further down the mountain the yellow jersey group ascended together with only Tadej Pogacar trying to upset Roglic and his Jumbo teammates.
Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez powered past them all over the final 200m but was followed closely over the line with no change at the top except for Nairo Quintana losing a little time.
Roglic leads Pogacar by 40 seconds with five stages remaining. Rigoberto Uran is third at 1min 35sec, while Lopez and Britan Adam Yates round out the top five.
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Interesting read. However you’d imagine players (as humans) would do their research on these things before committing. Probably blinded by the money at first but just shows it’s not everything.
@Barry Lehane: professional footballers live in a bubble, I’m not sure they would do too much research
The Saudi league is turning out to be just like the China League.
Fair play to these footballers for getting to the top of their profession. But it’s hard to listen to a 29 year old professional footballer giving out about his quietly of life when he’s getting well paid. You went there mate. Cry me a fxxking river.
@David Staed: quality
@David Staed: correct
Wonder what he was expecting? Doesn’t strike me as the fizziest drink in the fridge.
So sorry to hear these guys are unhappy crying all the way to the bank
Saudi project will fail.
If you’re only means of attracting players is throwing big money at them you had better make sure you’re actually good for it.
Refusing to honour contracts and stiffing players won’t do your reputation any favours! And what can players do? Sue them? In a Saudi Court?
Back to the civilised democratic world lads.
@Dan P: Good post Dan.