Ireland’s Sam Bennett has won the opening stage of the 55th Tour of Turkey.
Bennett, riding for the Bora-Hansgrohe team, won the 97.5-mile stage from Istanbul to the coastal city of Tekirdag.
The Stage came down to a final sprint with Bennett pipping Fabio Jakobsen of the Netherlands in the final few metres, winning in a time of three hours, 32.34 seconds.
Bennett won three of the six stages in last year’s event and in doing so won the points classification green jersey.
Source: Read Full Article