Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) achieved another good result today when he finished in 2nd place in the Garmin Velothon in Berlin which was won by Ramon Sinkeldam of Giant-Alpecin.

Four breakaway riders had been away for much of the day. But they were reeled in on the finishing laps in Berlin’s city centre due to the chase organised by the sprinter teams. So, at the end of the 174 kilometres around the German capital , the Dutchman Sinkeldam was fastest in the bunch finish. Bennett claimed second place in the race for the second year in a row. The podium of the fifth edition of the UCI 1.1 race was completed by the Belgian Zico Waeytens, a teammate of Sinkeldam’s.

Bennett’s podium place follows on from his two stage wins in the recent Bayern Rundfahrt, and shows that his preparations for his debut Tour de France are going well.

Afterwards, Enrico Poitschke, Sports Director of Bora – Argon 18 said: “Second place is a good result for Sam and the team, but of course we wanted to win here. Unfortunately that wasn’t meant to be today. However, in general the race went exactly according to our plan. We wanted to allow a small break-away and that happened quickly after 15 kilometers. We started early to control the group. Michael did an excellent job riding in front for such a long time.”

“The other five riders focused on the finale to prepare the sprint. Sam should be placed in an ideal position where not even the risk arises that he gets blocked. The guys did very well. With Rund um Köln another German race is next on the program for Sam. And there is a new opportunity for us.”

1 SINKELDAM Ramon Team Giant – Alpecin 3h54’42”
2 BENNETT Sam Bora-Argon 18 s.t.
3 WAEYTENS Zico Team Giant – Alpecin s.t.
4 CAPIOT Amaury Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise s.t.
5 SALOMEIN Jarl Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise s.t.
6 CIOLEK Gerald MTN Qhubeka s.t.
7 VAN LERBERGHE Bert Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise + 1″
8 McLAY Daniel Bretagne – Séché Environnement s.t.
9 WALSCHEID Max Team Kuota-Lotto s.t.
10 HANSEN Lasse Norman Team Cannondale – Garmin s.t.

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