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Carrick On Suir’s Sam Bennett suffers knee injury ahead of the Tour de France

The Tipperary man had a small incident in training last weekend.

Stephen Byrne by Stephen Byrne
Wednesday 9 June, 2021
in Cycling
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Carrick On Suir’s Sam Bennett suffers knee injury ahead of the Tour de France

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Sam Bennett’s Tour de France preparations have been dealt a blow after he suffered a knee injury in training.

The Carrick-On-Suir rider has withdrawn from the Tour of Belgium in order to rest up ahead of the Grand Tour.

Bennett, who has racked up seven stage wins this year, will aiming to successfully defend his green jersey when the Tour de France gets underway later this month.

In a statement, Bennett’s Deceuninck – Quick-Step team said:

“Following a small incident in training last weekend, Sam Bennett has incurred a problem with his right knee,”.

“After consultation with our medical team, it has been decided that he will not start this week’s Belgium Tour and will instead take some rest ahead of the Tour de France.

“Sam will be replaced on Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s roster for the five-day race by Mark Cavendish.”

The Tour de France gets underway on the 26th of June and finishes with the traditional sprint finish on the Champs-Élysées on the 18th of July.

🚴‍♂️ We have a change in the final start list. For Deceuninck-Quick.Step, Sam Bennett has been replaced by Mark Cavendish.#BaloiseBelgiumTour

— Baloise Belgium Tour (@belgium_tour) June 9, 2021

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