Sam Bennett frustrated again on fifth stage of Tour of Turkey

There was more frustration for Sam Bennett on stage five of the Tour of Turkey on Thursday, with the Irishman almost crashing twice inside the final kilometre, having a dropped chain, and rolling across the line in 11th place.
Bennett was led out strongly by his Bora-hansgrohe team-mates, including Irish national champion Ryan Mullen, who drove the pace into the final kilometre. Bennett moved left to track other riders and clashed shoulders with Itamar Einhorn (Israel Start Up Nation), which caused a domino effect resulting in a crash.
Bennett and leadout man Danny van Poppel got back into position and were close to the front with 300 metres to go, with …

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