Sam Bennett continues strong season with Paris-Bourges win

Irish sprinter Sam Bennett nets late-season victory in France; Britain's Dan McLay seventh

Sam Bennett wins stage six of the 2015 Tour of Qatar

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Irish sprinter Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) continued his impressive season with victory in Paris-Bourges on Thursday.

Bennett won the prestigious late-season race in France after out-pacing Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) in the finale. British rider Dan McLay (Bretagne Seche Environnement) placed seventh in the 186.2-kilometre, UCI 1.1-ranked event.

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