Sam Bennett launched his sprint early and briefly looked like he might be overhauled by the hard-chasing riders. He trounced them all and crossed the finishing line. He is the champion of Tour de France 2020 edition.
'I can't tell you how I feel, standing here as a winner with the green jersey on the Champs-Elysées. This is the world championship of the sprinters. I never thought I'd win this stage, so to win it in the green jersey, it's fantastic! I'm part of a dream team. It's just such an amazing feeling,' he said.
He added that the suffering in the mountains was worth it. 'It took me so long to get here, I'm going to enjoy every moment of this victory. It was a really fast and technical finale. I've been nervous when we went back to the front. Then the boys destroyed the race, they were first after the tunnel and I thought it was too early. Trek came but we had each side covered. There was a bit of a head wind, we let them go first, then I opened up. Stuyven came to the front for Pedersen. I thought somebody would pass me. I can't believe I've won it.'
Peter Sagan took third place ahead of Alexander Kristoff and Elia Viviani. Green was the only classification left to be determined after Pogacar's incredible ride in Saturday's time trial on La Planche des Belles Filles saw the Slovenian secure the yellow jersey as well as the King of the Mountains' polka dots and the best young rider's white on his Tour debut.
Source : https://taarifa.rw/sam-bennett-grabs-tour-de-france-2020-green-jersey-title/
