Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) won his second stage of the Tour of Turkey in Eceabat today, stretching his overall lead at the top of the general classifcation.
Today’s stage had a tricky finish for a sprinter like Bennett, with numerous winding corners and fluctuating gradients to deal with, but he navigated his way through the final few kilometres almost effortlessly as he pedalled to victory.
The Bora-hansgrohe rider took a convincing win at the line, with teammate Felix Grosschartner claiming runner-up honors and Jonathan Restrepo (Manzana Postobon) finishing third.
“I said to my guys, that they should go and I will tell them on the climb if I feel strong enough or not cause the stage wasn’t so easy with the finale,” Bennett said.
“Well, I pushed hard and with Felix finishing in second place I think we showed another amazing team effort.”
Uphill sprinting? No problem for @Sammmy_Be ?
It's another stage victory for the @BORAhansgrohe rider who makes it 2/2 in Turkey! ?#TUR2019 pic.twitter.com/zfNlIqIdsC
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) April 17, 2019
Tour of Turkey 2019 – stage 2 results (Tekirdağ – Eceabat):
| 1 | Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) | 4:41:48 |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (Bora-hansgrohe) | ,, |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Manzana Postobon) | ,, |
| 4 | Gonzalo Serrano (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) | ,, |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 6 | Mauro Finetto (Delko Marseille Provence) | ,, |
| 7 | Valerio Conti (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (W52-FC Porto) | +03” |
| 9 | Sebastian Schönberger (Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM) | +04” |
| 10 | Cyril Barthe (Euskadi-Murias) | ,, |
Tour of Turkey 2019 – general classification after stage 2:
| 1 | Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) | 8:14:02 |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (Bora-hansgrohe) | +14” |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Manzana Postobon) | +16” |
| 4 | Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) | +20” |
| 5 | Valerio Conti (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 6 | Mauro Finetto (Delko Marseille Provence) | ,, |
| 7 | Gonzalo Serrano (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) | ,, |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (W52-FC Porto) | +23” |
| 9 | Sebastian Schönberger (Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM) | +24” |
| 10 | Cyril Barthe (Euskadi-Murias) | ,, |
