SAM BENNETT


Birth date: 16-10-1990
Team History
2020: DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP
2019: BORA - HANSGROHE
2018: BORA - HANSGROHE
2017: BORA - HANSGROHE
2016: BORA-ARGON 18
2015: BORA-ARGON 18
News

Sam Bennett returns to Bora-hansgrohe, Danny van Poppel, Shane Archbold and Ryan Mullen join him
Sam Bennett is set to return to Bora-hansgrohe after two years in Deceuninck-Quick-Step. Danny van Poppel, Shane Archbold and Ryan Mullen has also received two-year contracts. Read more...
Sam Bennett is set to return to Bora-hansgrohe after two years in Deceuninck-Quick-Step. Danny van Poppel, Shane Archbold and Ryan Mullen has also received two-year contracts. Read more...

Mark Cavendish to replace Sam Bennett in Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Belgium Tour roster
Deceuninck-Quick-Step has announced that Sam Bennett is not going to start at the Tour of Belgium as it was expected. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step has announced that Sam Bennett is not going to start at the Tour of Belgium as it was expected. Read more...

Sam Bennett makes it two in Algarve: It looked a lot easier on TV than it was
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve, the second one in this edition of the race. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve, the second one in this edition of the race. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins first stage of Volta ao Algarve: Not everything went as we planned today
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the first stage and the lead of the General Classification at the Volta ao Algarve. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the first stage and the lead of the General Classification at the Volta ao Algarve. Read more...

Sam Bennett makes it two in Paris-Nice, Roglic stays on top of GC
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has been the fastest rider at the final sprint of the fifth stage at Paris-Nice. Roglic maintained the lead of the General Classification. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has been the fastest rider at the final sprint of the fifth stage at Paris-Nice. Roglic maintained the lead of the General Classification. Read more...

Paris-Nice - Sam Bennett: I spent the whole day wondering whether the legs would be there
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has won the final sprint on the first stage of Paris-Nice and took the General Classification lead. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has won the final sprint on the first stage of Paris-Nice and took the General Classification lead. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins final sprint and takes GC lead in Paris-Nice stage 1
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the win of the first stage in Paris-Nice, starting his year of racing in France in the same way as he finished 2020, with a victory. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the win of the first stage in Paris-Nice, starting his year of racing in France in the same way as he finished 2020, with a victory. Read more...

UAE Tour - Sam Bennett: The more sprints we do together, the better we're getting
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory of the season at the sixth stage of the UAE Tour. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory of the season at the sixth stage of the UAE Tour. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins again in UAE Tour, Pogacar keeps GC lead despite time penalty
Deceunick-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the penultimate stage at the UAE Tour, Tadej Pogacar maintains the lead of the General Classification. Read more...
Deceunick-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the penultimate stage at the UAE Tour, Tadej Pogacar maintains the lead of the General Classification. Read more...

Sam Bennett makes it 50, Pogacar remains on top of GC at UAE Tour
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has taken the victory at the fourth stage of the UAE Tour, Tadej Pogacar remains on top of the General Classification. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has taken the victory at the fourth stage of the UAE Tour, Tadej Pogacar remains on top of the General Classification. Read more...

Pascal Ackermann wins stage 9 of Vuelta a España after Sam Bennett gets relegated
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory in the 2020 Vuelta a España on the ninth stage of the race, while Richard Carapaz has kept the GC lead. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory in the 2020 Vuelta a España on the ninth stage of the race, while Richard Carapaz has kept the GC lead. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Sam Bennett: I actually didn't think I was going to be able to catch Philipsen
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his first victory since the Champs-Elysees day in the Tour de France at the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his first victory since the Champs-Elysees day in the Tour de France at the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España. Read more...

Sam Bennett beats Jasper Philipsen in final sprint of Vuelta a España stage 4
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has sprinted to victory in the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España while Primoz Roglic has maintained the lead of the General Classification. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has sprinted to victory in the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España while Primoz Roglic has maintained the lead of the General Classification. Read more...

Tour de France - Sam Bennett: I still can't believe I'm a Tour de France stage winner
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the tenth stage at the Tour de France, being this his first win in the race. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken the victory of the tenth stage at the Tour de France, being this his first win in the race. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes maiden victory in Tour de France, Roglic keeps Yellow Jersey
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has sprinted to victory in the tenth stage of the Tour de France. The rider beat Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan to the finish line in Ile de Re. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has sprinted to victory in the tenth stage of the Tour de France. The rider beat Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan to the finish line in Ile de Re. Read more...

Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett captain Deceuninck-Quick-Step in Tour de France
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to start in the Tour de France with a strong roster headlined by Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to start in the Tour de France with a strong roster headlined by Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett. Read more...

Sam Bennett dedicates Tour de Wallonie win to injured teammates
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour de Wallonie. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennett has sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour de Wallonie. Read more...

Sam Bennett and Zdenek Stybar headline Deceuninck-Quick-Step at Tour de Wallonie
Sam Bennett and Zdenek Stybar are set to captain Deceuninck-Quick-Step at the Tour de Wallonie. Read more...
Sam Bennett and Zdenek Stybar are set to captain Deceuninck-Quick-Step at the Tour de Wallonie. Read more...

Sam Bennett captains Deceuninck-Quick-Step in Milano-Torino
Sam Bennett is set to lead Deceuninck-Quick-Step at Milano-Torino, the oldest race in the world. Read more...
Sam Bennett is set to lead Deceuninck-Quick-Step at Milano-Torino, the oldest race in the world. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes second victory in a row for Deceuninck-Quick-Step in Vuelta a Burgos
Deceuninck-Quick-Step has taken its last victory in a row at the Vuelta a Burgos, this time with Sam Bennett. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step has taken its last victory in a row at the Vuelta a Burgos, this time with Sam Bennett. Read more...

Sam Bennett withdraws from Paris-Nice
Sam Bennett has withdrawn from Paris-Nice due to the injuries he suffered at the end of the third stage of the competition. Read more...
Sam Bennett has withdrawn from Paris-Nice due to the injuries he suffered at the end of the third stage of the competition. Read more...

Deceuninck-Quick-Step decides to start in Paris-Nice led by Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to tackle Paris-Nice with a strong roster headlined by Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to tackle Paris-Nice with a strong roster headlined by Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes second victory of 2020 at Race Torquay
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory of the season at the Race Torquay. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) has taken his second victory of the season at the Race Torquay. Read more...

Sam Bennett starts season with victory at Tour Down Under
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennet has taken the victory of the first stage of the opening of the season: the Santos Tour Down Under. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Sam Bennet has taken the victory of the first stage of the opening of the season: the Santos Tour Down Under. Read more...

Deceuninck-Quick-Step to fight for stage wins in Tour Down Under with Sam Bennett
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is set to start in the Tour Down Under with a roster that will be looking for stage victories and good GC positioning. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is set to start in the Tour Down Under with a roster that will be looking for stage victories and good GC positioning. Read more...

Sam Bennett to make debut with Deceuninck-Quick-Step in Australia
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to kick-off the 2020 season in Australia and sprinter Sam Bennett will make there his debut. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step is ready to kick-off the 2020 season in Australia and sprinter Sam Bennett will make there his debut. Read more...

Deceuninck-Quick-Step confirms signing of Sam Bennett, takes Shane Archbold with him
The rumours have been finally confirmed: Deceuninck-Quick-Step has signed sprinter Sam Bennett with a two-year contract. Read more...
The rumours have been finally confirmed: Deceuninck-Quick-Step has signed sprinter Sam Bennett with a two-year contract. Read more...

Bora-hansgrohe agrees to Sam Bennett's departure
Bora-hansgrohe has announced the departure of Sam Bennett at the end of the 2019 season. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe has announced the departure of Sam Bennett at the end of the 2019 season. Read more...

Belgian media: Sam Bennett reaches agreement with Deceuninck-Quick-Step
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's CEO Patrick Lefevere has confirmed to Belgian media that Sam Bennett is signing for the formation. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step's CEO Patrick Lefevere has confirmed to Belgian media that Sam Bennett is signing for the formation. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Sam Bennett: Win number 13, my lucky number
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett took his 13th victory of the season at the accidented finish of the 14th stage in the Vuelta a España. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett took his 13th victory of the season at the accidented finish of the 14th stage in the Vuelta a España. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins reduced sprint of Vuelta a España after last kilometre crash hits the peloton
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has won the very reduced sprint of the 14th stage of the Vuelta a España Read more...
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has won the very reduced sprint of the 14th stage of the Vuelta a España Read more...

Vuelta a España - Sam Bennett: I’m delighted we are giving the Irish fans something to cheer for
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken the victory of the Vuelta a España's third stage and has made history along with Nicolas Roche. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken the victory of the Vuelta a España's third stage and has made history along with Nicolas Roche. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins first final sprint of the Vuelta a España
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the third stage at the Vuelta a España. The Irish national champion outsprinted Edward Theuns and Luka Mezgec. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the third stage at the Vuelta a España. The Irish national champion outsprinted Edward Theuns and Luka Mezgec. Read more...

Photo finish victory for Sam Bennett at third stage of BinckBank Tour
Irish National Champion Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has done a hat-trick at the BinckBank Tour by taking the victory of the third stage. Read more...
Irish National Champion Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has done a hat-trick at the BinckBank Tour by taking the victory of the third stage. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes second victory in a row in BinckBank Tour: I'd like to go for another stage victory here
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken his second victory in a row in the 2019 BinckBank Tour at stage 2. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken his second victory in a row in the 2019 BinckBank Tour at stage 2. Read more...

BinckBank Tour - Sam Bennett: It is always difficult to win at this race
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his first win wearing the jersey of the national champion of Ireland. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his first win wearing the jersey of the national champion of Ireland. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes first win in Irish colours on opening day of Binck Bank Tour
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken the victory at the opening stage of the Binck Bank Tour. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has taken the victory at the opening stage of the Binck Bank Tour. Read more...

Belgian media: Sam Bennett to confirm deal with Deceuninck-Quick-Step in August
Deceuninck-Quick-Step and Sam Bennett would be close to reaching a deal for the 2020 season, Patrick Lefevere confirmed to Belgian media at the Tour de France. Read more...
Deceuninck-Quick-Step and Sam Bennett would be close to reaching a deal for the 2020 season, Patrick Lefevere confirmed to Belgian media at the Tour de France. Read more...

Bora-hansgrohe's riders take six national titles: Five on the road and one on TT
Max Schachmann, Patrick Konrad, Davide Formolo, Sam Bennet and Juraj Sagan have claimed the national titles of their countries. Read more...
Max Schachmann, Patrick Konrad, Davide Formolo, Sam Bennet and Juraj Sagan have claimed the national titles of their countries. Read more...

Criterium du Dauphine stage 5 reactions: Adam Yates, Sam Bennett, Alessandro De Marchi
The fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine was set to be for the fast men and it didn't disappoint as Wout van Aert outsprinted Sam Bennett to take the victory. Read more...
The fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine was set to be for the fast men and it didn't disappoint as Wout van Aert outsprinted Sam Bennett to take the victory. Read more...

Criterium du Dauphine - Sam Bennett: I hope the legs are still good in two days
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his seventh victory of the season in the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his seventh victory of the season in the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Sam Bennett outsprints Wout van Aert to take victory in third stage of Criterium du Dauphine
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett beat Wout van Aert and Davide Ballerini to take the victory of the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett beat Wout van Aert and Davide Ballerini to take the victory of the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins second stage of Tour of Turkey
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has been the strongest sprinter at the second stage of the Tour of Turkey. Read more...
Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has been the strongest sprinter at the second stage of the Tour of Turkey. Read more...

Sam Bennett takes his eighth victory ever in the Tour of Turkey
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the first stage of the Tour of Turkey. The Irishman outsprinted Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the first stage of the Tour of Turkey. The Irishman outsprinted Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan. Read more...

Several sprinters call it quits at seventh stage of Paris-Nice
Several sprinters have decided to withdraw from Paris-Nice in the seventh stage. The sixth day of the French race was the last chance for the fast men. Read more...
Several sprinters have decided to withdraw from Paris-Nice in the seventh stage. The sixth day of the French race was the last chance for the fast men. Read more...

Paris-Nice - Sam Bennett: I could beat some of the best sprinters once again
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his second victory in the 2019 edition of Paris-Nice. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken his second victory in the 2019 edition of Paris-Nice. Read more...

Sam Bennett celebrates again in Paris-Nice
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennet took the win of the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. The Irishman outsprinted Arnaud Demare and Matteo Trentin. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennet took the win of the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. The Irishman outsprinted Arnaud Demare and Matteo Trentin. Read more...

Sam Bennett: Paris-Nice likes me like I like the race
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the third stage of Paris-Nice and his second win ever in the race. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory of the third stage of Paris-Nice and his second win ever in the race. Read more...

Sam Bennett outsprints competition at third stage of Paris-Nice
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett was the fastest man at third stage's final sprint. The Irish rider crossed the finish line ahead of Caleb Ewan. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett was the fastest man at third stage's final sprint. The Irish rider crossed the finish line ahead of Caleb Ewan. Read more...

Sam Bennett wins last stage of UAE Tour, Primoz Roglic takes overall victory
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory at the final sprint of the last stage at the UAE Tour. Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic confirmed the overall win of the race. Read more...
Bora-hansgrohe's Sam Bennett has taken the victory at the final sprint of the last stage at the UAE Tour. Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic confirmed the overall win of the race. Read more...