Sam Bennett took the opening stage of the UCI 2.HC Bayern Rundfahrt yesterday ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and John Degenkolb (Giant Alpecin) from Regensburg to Waldsassen.
The rider from Carrick-on-Suir had been out of action for the past five weeks due to injuries from a crash in Scheldeprijs and it was some way to mark his return to racing.
In addition to taking the stage win, Bennett also takes the first yellow jersey of the race. He leads the race by three seconds from Eduard Vorganov (Team Katusha) and Jonas Koch (Rad-Net Rose Team).
Below are highlights of the stage and an interview with the young Irish rider.
