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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The veteran rider is hot off his best-ever GC result with fourth at the 2020 Vuelta a España, and will be supported by a strong team that also includes Patrick Bevin, Guy Niv, Alex Dowsett and Alessandro De Marchi.
“My training has been near perfect the last six, seven weeks and I’m determined to do a good race and leave my mark on the Giro,” Martin said. “I don’t feel I have any pressure on me but, of course, I want to do well and try to win a stage. For the general classification, we will see how it goes. There are a lot of strong riders here and I don’t want to set a specific target. I just want to give it my all and see where it leaves me.”