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Cycling: Cyclist taken out by rival team s support car in bizarre Giro d Italia incident, while Kiwi George Bennett struggles
14 May, 2021 04:15 AM
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Watch: Cyclist hit by rival team s support car during Giro d Italia. Video / Sky Sport
Watch: Cyclist hit by rival team s support car during Giro d Italia. Video / Sky Sport
NZ Herald
Kiwi cyclist George Bennett s chances of overall glory have ended on a chaotic stage six of the Giro d Italia.
Bennett lost seven minutes on his rivals on a stage that was overshadowed by a bizarre incident towards the finish when a Team BikeExchange car ploughed into the back of Deceuninck–Quick-Step s Pieter Serry on the final climb.
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George Bennett lost almost 90 seconds on the main contenders after a bad day at the Giro d’Italia.
New Zealand hope George Bennett faces an uphill battle to remain in contention at the Giro d’Italia after losing precious time to his main rivals on a rainswept fourth stage. The Jumbo-Visma rider was one of the major casualties from Wednesday’s wet and windy 187-kilometre trek from Piacenza to Sestola, giving up almost 90 seconds on pre-race favourites Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious). Shivering from the terrible conditions, Bennett lost contact when Landa kicked off a series of attacks on the climb up the Colle Passerino and finished the stage in 38th, 1:29 down a group that featured Bernal, Landa and Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech).
New Zealand rider George Bennett has lost significant ground on the fourth stage of the Giro d Italia battling in bad weather conditions.
Bennett who s the lead rider for the Jumbo-Visma team was unable to keep on the pace on the final climb to Sestola crossing the line 3 minutes behind the American stage winner Joe Dombrowski to sit a minute 3 minutes and ten seconds behind the overall leader Italian Alessandro de Marchi.
Jumbo Visma rider George Bennett
Photo: PHOTOSPORT It definitely was not a good day. It didn t go as we had hoped and expected. The circumstances were difficult because of the bad weather, said team director Addy Engels.
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