Sam Bennett sprints to victory in opening stage at Vuelta a San Juan

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Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) took his first win of the season in the opening stage at the Vuelta a San Juan. Launching himself off of a perfect lead-out, Bennett sprinted to the win ahead of Michael Mørkøv (Soudal-QuickStep) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech), with his last lead-out man Danny van Poppel, hanging on for fourth.

“I worked really hard this off-season, and I know my teammates did too,” Bennett said. “I didn’t have the best season last year, and I’m just delighted to start off the season with a win here, and to return to my old self, and start the season on a high with my teammates.”