Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish may have won more stages in an individual edition of the Tour of Turkey but it was Sam Bennett making history in Marmaris by completing his three-peat of wins.
The Irishman on Bora-hansgrohe rider broke through for his first WorldTour win at Paris-Nice in March and has since gone on to enjoy his best season to date with four wins at the top level and nine for the year. On the eve of the Tour of Turkey, Bennett won the Sparkassen Munsterland Giro and is four wins from his last four race days.
While Bennett explained he was ambitious for the end of the season races, he didn't think such a run was possible.
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"I'm delighted, After the first stage I was wondering, can I get another? After the second, I was like, 2 in a row, I'll be lucky to get another one, and here I am," said Bennett. "I couldn't have dreamed of this. I'm absolutely delighted. Since Cyclassics Hamburg (20 August)) for some reason I set this race as a target. I wanted good results here. I was supposed to end my season at Münsterland, but I said to my team, Can I do Turkey? I'm normally motivated and good in the late season, I wanted to get some results. and we're actually doing it. The way the guys are riding, it 's amazing, 110% in the heat."
The 26-year-old was quick to add that his success wasn't possible without his teammates who have also helped him control his cool in the finale when Bennett wanted to launch earlier.
"They're doing a great job, trying to control it. They've been getting some help from other teams but the guys have been working hard since day 1. It's been a long season for them too, so I want to thank the team and staff," he said. "The guys were so confident. I was shouting at them 'Go, go, go,' but they didn't listen to me. They kept their cool and delivered me perfectly. At one point I dive bombed one of my team mates which nearly ruined it all. Shane Archbold should have been there, so there would have been 4 of us. It was entirely my fault. Maybe we shouldn't be too greedy, but we'll try and do it again."
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