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Cycling: Sam Bennett powers to second successive win in Presidential Tour of Turkey

Ireland's Sam Bennett won his second successive race during stage two of the Presidential Tour of Turkey extending his lead in the overall standings to 14 seconds.After his opening stage win on Tuesday, Bennett crossed the line first in Eceabat, clocking a time of 4:11:48. His Bora-Hansgrobe team-mate Felix Grosschartner of Austria finished second, with Colombia's Jhonatan Restrepo in third. The 183.3 kilometre second stage stretched from Tekirdag to Eceabat and despite a tricky uphill finish Bennett managed to navigate his way past Josef Postleberger, who was caught less than 200 metres from the finish line. This victory was Bennett's six-stage win of the year so far.

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  • Released : 18-Apr-2019

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