'You dream of it and you never think it'll happen': Sam Bennett left in disbelief as he finally takes Tour de France win

The Irishman was overcome with emotion after pipping Caleb Ewan on the line

Sam Bennett after winning stage 10 of the Tour de France 2020 (Luca Bettini/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)

(Image credit: BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

La Rochelle is well known to the French students of the British Isles, the coastal city featuring prominently as a location where you practice asking where the piscine and train station are.

Sam Bennett didn't need directions to the finish line, though, as the Irishman put in a textbook dash for the line to take his first-ever stage win.

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