A battle unquestionably won by Peter Sagan, Sam Bennett is still winning the war for the green jersey after what proved a proper rollercoaster of a stage before the grand finale in the city of Lyon. As an exercise in damage limitation too it just about worked out in Bennett’s favour, although Sagan hasn’t yet surrendered. It could have been more worrying for Bennett; the stage win, somehow deemed “flat”, was worth 50 points, with 30 for second, 20 third. Bennett’s effort done for the day, he rolled home in the second main group that finished 19 minutes and 48 seconds behind, in 106th place. At intermediate sprint at Courpière, after 38km, Sagan got the jump on Bennett to take 15 points in third, while Bennett got 10 points for sixth.

Source: The Irish Times September 12, 2020 17:03 UTC