Bennett Immediately Doubles Up

Breda, Sunday, August 21st 2022

Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) is on a roll! On the day after his win in Utrecht, his first Grand Tour success in two years, the Irishman sprinted to another victory in Breda at the end of stage 3 of La Vuelta 22. He dominated Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Dan McLay (Team Arkea-Samsic) to take his 10th Grand Tour stage win, the 5th in La Vuelta. Never had he claimed two stage wins in a row in three-week events. The final stage in the Netherlands also saw a third rider from Jumbo-Visma take La Roja: Edoardo Affini, after Robert Gesink and Mike Teunissen. The race will resume on Tuesday, in Basque country.

STAGE RESULT

  1. Sam Bennett (BORA-hansgrohe) in 4h05’53’’
  2. Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) at 00’’
  3. Daniel McLay (Team Arkea-Samsic) at 00’

INDIVIDUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

  1. Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) in 8h20’07’’
  2. Sam Oomen (Jumbo-Visma) at 00’’
  3. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) at 00’’