Bennett misses out on top ten spot in Tour Down Under
George Bennett has finished outside the top ten of the general classification of the Tour Down Under. The rider from Team Jumbo-Visma couldn’t follow the best riders.
“Danny was part of a strong breakaway, but four teams controlled the gap”, sports director Frans Maassen said. “When the riders started to climb the Willunga Hill for the last time, George and the other rider lost each other. He had to chase and as a result, he probably wasted a lot of energy”, he explains.
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“It’s a shame, because the guys are feeling well. It’s not the result we had hoped for, but we can move forward with this, towards the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.”
Santos Tour Down Under
Stage 6
Result
1
Richie Porte
Trek - Segafredo
03:30:14
2
Wout Poels
Team Sky
s.t.
3
Daryl Impey
Mitchelton-Scott
s.t.
16
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:20
30
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:53
34
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:59
58
Maarten Wynants
Team Jumbo-Visma
+4:44
91
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+7:30
97
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+9:13
118
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+13:41
Rankings
1
Daryl Impey
Mitchelton-Scott
20:30:42
2
Richie Porte
Trek - Segafredo
+0:13
3
Wout Poels
Team Sky
+0:17
12
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:43
31
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:12
35
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+3:01
68
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+16:25
71
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+16:52
91
Maarten Wynants
Team Jumbo-Visma
+23:17
108
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+27:37
