Final corner derails Deceuninck-QuickStep's textbook lead-out for Bennett at Tour Down Under

Danish road race champion Michael Mørkøv (in red) leads Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate, and Irish road race champion, Sam Bennett on stage 4 of the 2020 Tour Down Under
Danish road race champion Michael Mørkøv (in red) leads Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate, and Irish road race champion, Sam Bennett on stage 4 of the 2020 Tour Down Under (Image credit: Getty Images)

Irish road race champion Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep) was left disappointed with second place on stage 4 of the Tour Down Under behind Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) on Friday, suggesting that the final straight to the line in Murray Bridge was considerably shorter than he'd expected, leading him to mistime his sprint effort.

"It was a really good job by the guys. It's just that in the roadbook [the book of stage information given out by organisers at each major race], it said it was 300 metres to go from the final corner, but we came out and we already saw the 150 metres sign," Bennett lamented.

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