The Sam Bennett Discussion Thread

[laarsland]

Also compare Bennett’s in-play reaction to Pöstlberger going clear on the first stage of the 2017-Giro (shouting go-go-go! on the radio) to Jakobsen’s strop towards Senechal in the Vuelta.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

It could actually be that Bennett was not well-liked in the team? Lefevere is boorish, but he's not stupid.

A few days after Lefevere first blasted Bennett, Morkov renewed his contract. In the past the likes of Gaviria and Viviani brought lead out guys with them as top sprinters tend to do.
I thought that was quite an interesting development as who wouldn’t want Morkov?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It's funny reading stuff like this guys posts.... the cycling equivalent of stumbling into a QANON message board... Imagine following the whole story and just selectively ignoring Pat's slandering his rider for months in the media.

It’s excellent stuff. Bennett failed in 2019, which he demonstrated by winning 11 WT races plus a couple of others. And his sport level in 2021 was low, which he demonstrated by winning 70% of all bunch sprints he contested before his injury. Hardcore quickstep fans really are a different breed.

 

[Breezy1985]

It's funny reading stuff like this guys posts.... the cycling equivalent of stumbling into a QANON message board... Imagine following the whole story and just selectively ignoring Pat's slandering his rider for months in the media.

I don't know if it's the same guy or not but the Sam Bennett thread on an Irish general news forum had someone rattling on completely derailing the thread with very similar language.
It's nonsense and not an argument even worth having

 

[Rackham]

Read the room Sam. You offended Patrick's balls. He is now up in arms.

The only DQS rider who played with a ball in public was Remco.

Literally.

 

[Netserk]

It’s excellent stuff. Bennett failed in 2019, which he demonstrated by winning 11 WT races plus a couple of others. And his sport level in 2021 was low, which he demonstrated by winning 70% of all bunch sprints he contested before his injury. Hardcore quickstep fans really are a different breed.

He didn't win any WT race, he won 11 stages in WT races.

 

[Leinster]

A stage in a WT race is still racing on the WT, against a WT field, trying for a WT win.

 

[Boes]

First man to lose touch with the peleton of little over 5 mins of riding on the EC...

I'm guessing he's just riding this race to make sure Lefevere can't cut his paycheck.

 

[SHAD0W93]

First man to lose touch with the peleton of little over 5 mins of riding on the EC...

I'm guessing he's just riding this race to make sure Lefevere can't cut his paycheck.

But why would that stop his paycheck from being cut? He isn't racing for DQS but Ireland.

Especially since PL was complaining they don't want to race him as he is unfit and refuses to do their training data. Being dropped 5 minutes into the race doesn't help his notion.

Edit: Though he is back in the peloton as of a minute ago.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

But why would that stop his paycheck from being cut? He isn't racing for DQS but Ireland.

DQS cant cut his pay because they don’t pick him for races, they can only do so if he’s unable to race. The implication beneath Lefevere’s latest bluster is that Bennett is using the EC to prove that he is in fact available and ready to race

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Well it is clear he is not ready to race, although the race has been made quite hard which probably wont suit Bennett either way

 

[happytramp]

He DNF along with the 100+ others so might be hard for Pat 'my balls' Lefevere to prove that he's not up to it.

 

[Leinster]

Weird Irish selection for a lumpy race. Bennett and Mullen were never going to be up to much on that route, but clearly Martin, Roche and Healy all wanted to do the ToB. Is Dunbar over his Covid diagnosis?

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Weird Irish selection for a lumpy race. Bennett and Mullen were never going to be up to much on that route, but clearly Martin, Roche and Healy all wanted to do the ToB. Is Dunbar over his Covid diagnosis?

Reckon Bennet will be fit for the Worlds?

 

[Leinster]

Reckon Bennet will be fit for the Worlds?

I will laugh and laugh and laugh. Especially if he somehow finishes top 20 or something.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I will laugh and laugh and laugh. Especially if he somehow finishes top 20 or something.

He kind of has to ride or else today will just be a charade.

 

[Leinster]

He kind of has to ride or else today will just be a charade.

If they were happy to select him today, no reason not to pick him in Flanders.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

The more pressing question is whether Bennett will make it past 50kms or 100kms.

Does anyone know how long he lasted? I saw the shots of him getting dropped really early but then he got back in.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does anyone know how long he lasted? I saw the shots of him getting dropped really early but then he got back in.

I don't think he made it to the circuit, though that would have been the easiest place to abandon.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I don't think he made it to the circuit, though that would have been the easiest place to.

They were riding pretty crazy though.

 

[Breezy1985]

If they were happy to select him today, no reason not to pick him in Flanders.

We will probably not use our full allocation anyway so might as well take him

 

[Leinster]

We will probably not use our full allocation anyway so might as well take him

Roche and Martin posted a “last race against each other” pic on social meedja after the ToB, it didn’t read like they would both be going to Worlds, but you’d assume at least one of them would be…

PCS says Roche and Mullen so far.

 

[RedheadDane]

Roche and Martin posted a “last race against each other” pic on social meedja after the ToB, it didn’t read like they would both be going to Worlds, but you’d assume at least one of them would be…

I suppose if they're both selected, they won't be racing against each other.

 

[Akuryo]

A few days after Lefevere first blasted Bennett, Morkov renewed his contract. In the past the likes of Gaviria and Viviani brought lead out guys with them as top sprinters tend to do.
I thought that was quite an interesting development as who wouldn’t want Morkov?

They got Richeze especially for Gaviria. And Sabatini being an Italian just like Viviani surely did help. Morkov on the other hand joined the team 2 years prior to Bennett and rode for basically everyone on their roster. Jakobsen, Hodeg, Viviani, Gaviria, you name it. He never had any special connection to Bennett to be honest. Very different from Richeze who worked solely for Gaviria and nobody else.

 

[Breezy1985]

Roche and Martin posted a “last race against each other” pic on social meedja after the ToB, it didn’t read like they would both be going to Worlds, but you’d assume at least one of them would be…

PCS says Roche and Mullen so far.

We apparently have 6 spots which was a bit of a surprise to me