Sam Bennett of Ireland and Team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale competes during the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 6, in May, 2025. Photograph: Dario Belingheri/ Getty Images
Sam Bennett is hoping a past mentor will reignite a career that has been on a low flame in recent seasons. Winner of the green jersey plus two stages in the 2020 Tour de France, the sprinter has had a more modest showing of late.
But reuniting with his former team manager Kurt Bogaerts will, he feels, get him back to major victories.
“It’s just how invested he is,” Bennett said, explaining the synergies of working with the Belgian.
“When he believes, you see the belief in him. It’s motivating.
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