Sprint opportunities are few and far between at the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine. As such, there was extra pressure on Sam Bennett in the opening stage sprint. Despite a solid showing, it was eventually second place for the Irishman behind Mads Pedersen.
"The guys did a fantastic job," Bennett, who recently dominated at 4 Jours du Dunkerque, bagging himself four stage wins and the overall general classification triumph in the process. "They were super calm and collected and they did a great job controlling all day and placing me in the final. In the end, it was me. I just didn't have the legs today."
In a frantic finale, the pace was incredibly high with the race split across the road into different trains as they went through the Flamme Rouge. The Lidl-Trek team took control at the very front, with Bennett winning the fight for position on Mads Pedersen's back wheel. Once the sprints launched however, the 33-year-old Irishman couldn't quite come over his Danish sprint rival and it was Pedersen who moved into the Maillot Jaune via the stage win.
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