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‘I’m stuck in a rut, a change is probably needed’ – Sam Bennett looks to new direction in 2024

‘I’m stuck in a rut, a change is probably needed’ – Sam Bennett looks to new direction in 2024


Sam Bennett travelled to the Tour of Guangxi for his final race with Bora-Hansgrohe more in hope than expectation after repeated illness ruined the latter part of his season. Third place in the sprint in Beihai on the opening stage offered some encouragement, but his travails when the road climbed in Nanning two days later were a reminder that these things always take time.

“I kind of got false hope from the first two stages, because they were super easy and I could kind of take the slipstream of the other guys and try to come late,” Bennett told Cyclingews. “But on stage 3, I was found out. I was dropped early, and then I came back about four times before I was definitively dropped. I was suffering and tired, and I was really tired the day afterwards. I’ve just spent too much time off the bike due to sickness in the last few months.”

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