Giro d'Italia: 'There's nothing more I could have done today,' says Bennett

If Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) didn't have bad luck, then he wouldn't have any luck at all. Injury and heavy crashes turned his first two Grand Tour appearances into grim battles for survival, and the Irishman must have had a sinking sense of déjà vu when he fell ill on the evening of the 2017 Giro d'Italia's opening stage in Olbia.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.