Sam Bennett claimed victory in Turkey
Sam Bennett claimed victory in Turkey

Ireland's Sam Bennett extends lead in 54th Presidential Tour of Turkey


Ireland's Sam Bennett won at the 54th Presidential Tour of Turkey for a second successive day to extend his overall lead.

Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) won four stages of the race in 2017 and now has two wins from three stages in 2018 after victory on Thursday's 132.7-kilometres third stage from Fethiye to Marmaris.

Argentina's Max Richeze (QuickStep-Floors) was second in the bunch sprint and Germany's John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) third.

Time bonuses mean Bennett now leads by 10 seconds from Richeze, who won stage one, ahead of Friday's fourth stage, the 205.5km route from Marmaris to Selcuk which includes a climb to the finish.

Degenkolb is now third overall, 12 seconds further back. The race finishes on Sunday in Istanbul.

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