2020 Tour de France Stage 10 Results — Bennett’s Dreams Come True
First Tour win at 29
Irishman Sam Bennett was left in tears after sprinting away to claim a maiden stage win on the Tour de France on Tuesday after an Atlantic coast run from Oleron to the island of Saint-Martin-de-Re. The Deceuninck team rider’s stage 10 victory, on his Tour debut, ensured he reclaimed the sprint points green jersey and followed a dramatic start to the day as Tour director Christian Prudhomme tested positive for Covid-19.
Wearing his Irish champion’s tunic Bennett narrowly edged Australia’s Caleb Ewan while peloton superstar Peter Sagan came third to cede the green jersey. Ewan quickly rode alongside the winner to fist bump in a rare show of
empathy between sprinters. Surrounded by his teammates Bennett watched a replay before clenching his
first and cheering.
“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Bennett said at the finish line before bursting into tears and thanking his team and his family.
“I don’t want to be a cry baby,” said the powerfully built Belgian-born sprinter.
Jumbo’s Slovenian leader Primoz Roglic holds on to the overall lead with Colombia’s defending champion Egan Bernal in second place in the general classification, 21 seconds adrift.
The spectacular run between the two Atlantic Islands, both of which are connected to the French mainland by road bridges, was largely free of the cross-winds that could have blown the race wide open.
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2020 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE RESULT
| 1 | BENNETT Sam | Deceuninck – Quick Step | 3:35:22 |
| 2 | EWAN Caleb | Lotto Soudal | ,, |
| 3 | SAGAN Peter | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, |
| 4 | VIVIANI Elia | Cofidis, Credit Solutions | ,, |
| 5 | PEDERSEN Mads | Trek – Segafredo | ,, |
| 6 | GREIPEL André | Israel Start-Up Nation | ,, |
| 7 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels – Vital Concept p / b KTM | ,, |
| 8 | BOWL Cees | Team Sunweb | ,, |
| 9 | STUYVEN Jasper | Trek – Segafredo | ,, |
| 10 | MEZGEC Luka | Mitchelton-Scott | ,, |
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2020 TOUR DE FRANCE OVERALL STANDINGS
| 1 | ROGLIČ Primož | Jumbo-Visma Team | 42:15:23 |
| 2 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:21 |
| 3 | MARTIN Guillaume | Cofidis, Credit Solutions | 0:28 |
| 4 | BARDET Romain | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:30 |
| 5 | QUINTANA Nairo | Team Arkéa Samsic | 0:32 |
| 6 | URÁN Rigoberto | EF Pro Cycling | ,, |
| 7 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:44 |
| 8 | YATES Adam | Mitchelton-Scott | 1:02 |
| 9 | LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel | Astana Pro Team | 1:15 |
| 10 | LANDA Mikel | Bahrain – McLaren | 1:42 |
RBA/AFP Photos: Bettini
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