Sam Bennett: "When we keep riding like this results will click rather sooner than later"

Despite having a good start to the season at the UAE Tour, BORA - hansgrohe's Sam Bennett isn't being able to bring in the results in his recent competitions, as he argues he is still on the rise of form.

“I feel I need a few more weeks to get to my best form, but I’m close to it. In the past few weeks I have gained three hundred watts in my sprint, without training for my sprint. That’s how it always goes when I gain fitness," Bennett said in a recent interview.

“They were definitely good years, but I wasn’t as good as I could have been. I took advantage of the Quick-Step effect. That team is so strong. When I won the green jersey [at the Tour de France 2020], they really pulled me through the Tour. No, that’s not too modest. I am not afraid to say that many people there have helped me achieve my goals. They were fantastic years at Quick-Step, I learned a lot about myself," he added.

At yesterday's Minerva Classic Brugge-De Panne, where the Irishman finished 17th, he argued that "we have some tough weeks behind us but when we keep riding like this results will click rather sooner than later.“ His main goal for the season is a return to the Tour de France in style, but for now he'll focus on what's left of the spring, with Gent-Wevelgem this weekend as his next objective.