Ireland's Sam Bennett has won stage three at the Tour de Wallonie in Belgium.
The 29-year-old finished ahead of stage two winner Arnaud Demard and John Degenkolb in the 192k route from Plombières to Visé for his fourth stage win of the season.
"I think after yesterday, I needed this," the Deceuninck-QuickStep team member told Eurosport, having finished stage two down in 143rd after a second place finish on the opening stage the day before that.
"The springs came out yesterday and I just had nothing and then today was a big difference.
"We just said we'd ride aggressive and I'll just float around because I knew my form must be there some place but I didn't know if it would come back today.
"So we just rode our own race until after the last climb and then the boys did a really great job today and the whole team rode a fantastic race. I'm really proud to finish off the job today."
"The team has had a lot of bad luck - hopefully the boys are having a good recovery"@Sammmy_Be pays tribute to his @deceuninck_qst teammates Fabio Jakobsen and Remco Evenepoel after their recent injuries#TRW2020 pic.twitter.com/oDQBn7Fint
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 18, 2020
Referencing the injuries sustained by his team-mates Fabio Jakobsen and Remco Evenepoel in recent crashes, Bennett added: "It's good to have a bit of luck again. The team have has had a lot of bad luck and hopefully the boys are having a good recovery and that our luck has changed from now on."
