George Bennett ready to take on Porte and Dennis on decisive Tour Down Under uphill finishes

George Bennett Jumbo-Visma Tour Down Under
George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) showed his intentions to fight for overall victory at the Tour Down Under, sneaking away from the peloton to take a one-second time bonus during stage 2.

In the process, the New Zealander confirmed himself as a dark horse for this year's race, in the shadows of defending champion Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) and expected favourites Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) and Rohan Dennis (Team Ineos).

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.