Once accident-prone, the Belgian is a shoo-in for the Tour de France’s green jersey with four stage wins – and can target more
Mark Cavendish’s imminent retirement is a reminder that the sprint hierarchy in the Tour de France is an ever-changing picture. So, too, the fate of the Irishman Sam Bennett, who looked unassailable after winning two stages and the points prize in the 2020 race, but has not even started the Tour since, thanks to injury and team politics.
Bennett was at least racing and winning this week, but a pair of stages in Romania’s Sibiu Tour will be scant consolation; it remains to be seen whether and when Cavendish will race again after breaking his collarbone last Saturday.
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