“My strengths as a bike rider are my sprinting abilities and being able get over small to medium climbs in a select group, while also being a little bit crazy when it's coming down to a bunch sprint.”

One of our newest team members is considered to be one of Ireland's biggest new cycling talents. Sam Bennett is already a two-time national under-23 champion and has also been able to take several wins as a junior, among others his title as a junior points-race champion on the track. Bennett started his career as a Stagiaire at team Française des Jeux, before joining Team An Post - Sean Kelly, later named An Post – Chain Reaction, where he stayed for three years. Sam Bennett showed that he is not only a fast sprinter, but also one with great climbing abilities, when he celebrated his biggest success yet, winning stage five of the Tour of Britain in 2013. On the eighth stage, he proved himself to be a strong finisher, when he came second only to world-class sprinter Mark Cavendish. Sam showed great consistency in his young career and thus will already be able to take responsibility in races that suit him.

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Born

Wervik, Belgium

Date of Birth

16/10/1990

Height

178 cm

Weight

69 kg

Speciality

Sprinter

UCI Rank

6

UCI Rank Team

6

UCI Points

278

UCI Points Team

801.4

Previous Teams

2007–2010 - Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2010 - Française des Jeux (stagiaire)
2011 - 2013 - An Post-Sean Kelly
2014 Team NetApp-Endura