Irish sprinter Sam Bennett gets green light for Tour de France

Bora-Argon 18 youngster ready for step up after stage win in Qatar

Credit: Graham Watson

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One week after he sprinted to a Tour of Qatar stage victory, Ireland's Sam Bennett has received confirmation that he will make his Tour de France debut this year with team Bora-Argon 18.

"This will be my first Tour de France," Bennett told Cycling Weekly ahead of the Tour of Oman stage three. "It's fantastic — it'll be great for the experience. I missed out on it last year. I'll be delighted to get my first start."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.