Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 3 – Smiley Sam Bennett is on a hot streak

In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Ireland confirmed to the United Nations secretary-general on January 22, 2021, that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory. Seemingly, it lied and/or forgot about Sam Bennett. The man, who shall now be known as The Irish Nuke, [really? – ed] shot through the peloton to win back-to-back stages at the Vuelta a Espana today, leaving destruction in his wake. Mads Pedersen finished second, again, while Arkea’s Dan McLay claimed third.

Jumbo-Visma continued to play hot potato with the overall leader’s jersey, passing it to Edoardo Affini a day before the race reaches Spain.

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Vuelta a Espana 2022 : Stage 2 – Sam Bennett ends drought with a vintage victory

The 2022 Vuelta a Espana hit the open roads today for a zip through the flatter part of the Netherlands on Stage 2. The expected bunch sprint finished the stage off with Bora-hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett proving to be the fastest of the fast guys, crossing the line ahead of Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo and Tim Merlier of Alpecin-Deceuninck. Jumbo-Visma seem to be passing the leader’s jersey around the team, with Mike Teunissen wearing it for stage 3 .

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