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In brief

Sprinter
Born on 16.10.1990 in Wervicq (Belgium)
Height: 1m78 / Weight: 73kg
Professional since 2014
In the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM since 2024
Number of pro wins: 67

Questions and answers

  • Your catchphrase: "Everything you want is outside your comfort zone".
  • Your best cycling memory: winning on the Champs Elysées in the green jersey
  • Your favourite race: Tour of Qatar
  • What's the best advice you've ever been given? : In the last week before you reach your goal, you can't do much better, but you can lose everything. Take it easy, the work is done!
  • Your favorite dessert: chocolate
  • Where you'd like to go: to the top of the podium

Major results

2024 (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM)

  • Overall winner of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque - G.P. des Hauts de France / Winner of 4 stages / Winner of the points ranking

2023 (BORA - hansgrohe)

  • Winner of a stage of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional
  • Winner of two Sibiu Cycling Team stages / Winner of the points classification

2022 (BORA - hansgrohe)

  • Winner of two stages of the Vuelta a España
  • Winner Eschborn - Frankfurt

2021 (Deceuninck - Quick Step)

  • Winner of two stages of Paris-Nice
  • Winner of two UAE Tour stages
  • Winner of two stages of the Volta ao Algarve / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner Classic Brugge - De Panne

2020 (Deceuninck - Quick Step)

  • Winner of two Tour de France stages / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner of a stage of the Vuelta a España
  • Santos Tour Down Under stage winner
  • Winner of Race Torquay
  • Vuelta a Burgos stage winner
  • Winner of a stage in the Tour de Wallonie

2019 (BORA - hansgrohe)

  • Irish Road Race Champion
  • Winner of two stages of the Vuelta a España
  • Winner of three BinckBank Tour stages / Winner of the points classification
  • Critérium du Dauphiné stage winner
  • Winner of two stages of the Prudential Cycling Tour of Turkey / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner of two stages of Paris-Nice
  • UAE Tour stage winner
  • Winner of a stage of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional

2018 (BORA - hansgrohe)

  • Winner of three Giro d'Italia stages
  • Winner of three stages of the Prudential Cycling Tour of Turkey / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner of Rund um Köln

2017 (BORA - hansgrohe)

  • Paris-Nice stage winner
  • Winner of four stages in the Prudential Cycling Tour of Turkey
  • Winner of Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
  • Winner of two Czech Cycling Tour stages / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner of two stages of the Tour of Slovenia / Winner of the points classification

2016 (Bora - Argon 18)

  • Winner of Paris-Bourges
  • Winner of a stage in the Giro della Toscana / Winner of the points classification
  • Winner of a Critérium International stage

2015 (Bora - Argon 18)

  • Winner of Paris-Bourges
  • Winner of a leg of the Artic Race of Norway
  • Winner of two Bayern Rundfahrt stages

2014 (Team NetApp-Endura)

  • Winner of Rund um Köln
  • Bayern Rundfahrt stage winner
  • Winner of the Clasica de Almeria

Latest news from Sam

2024NewsResultsSam BennettSam Bennett second in stage 4 of Tour de Pologne
August 15, 2024

Sam Bennett second in stage 4 of Tour de Pologne

Sam Bennett "It's good for confidence" "I'm quite happy to be on the podium, it's good for confidence, even if the aim is always to...
2024NewsResultsSam BennettTour de FranceSam Bennett 9th on stage 3 of the Tour de France
July 2, 2024

Sam Bennett 9th on stage 3 of the Tour de France

Sam Bennett "The guys were incredible" "The guys were incredible and Oliver (Naesen) did a fantastic job, we were in a really good position. À...
2024NewsWorldTour TeamResultsSam BennettSam Bennett second in first stage of Critérium du Dauphiné
June 2, 2024

Sam Bennett second in first stage of Critérium du Dauphiné

Sam Bennett "We're looking forward to the next few days" "The guys were very calm and composed, they did a great job controlling everything all day....