George Bennett on his motivation to leave 'super teams' after nine years: "It was their vision of me versus of what I wanted to do that didn’t line up"

After racing for two of world's best teams UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma for years, George Bennett is off to a fresh start with Israel - Premier Tech, eyeing a chance to get back to his better shape somewhat under the radar in the PRT team.

"What’s it like on the super teams? For me it’s normal," Bennett told Velo. "I’ve never been anywhere else."

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"Things have changed a lot in my career," he said. "Jumbo-Visma got an advantage early with some of the things they were doing with nutrition and training, but a year later, everyone was doing the same thing. I don’t think there is anything now that any one team has exclusively," he thinks.

"Being on a big team with a huge budget and fancy things is really nice. If you’re not doing what to do at races or going to races that you want to do or if you’re not preparing for races you want, you’re not going to be happy," Bennett makes clear. "UAE is a great team, and I got one well with a lot of the riders and staff. It was mainly their vision of me versus of what I wanted to do that didn’t line up."

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