SAM BENNETT BIGGEST WINS, YEAR BY YEAR

2013

Riding for the Conti-level An Post team, Bennett, 22, wins his first pro race on stage 5 of the Tour of Britain. The sprint comes at the end of a tough, hilly day through Wales to Caerphilly.

2014

Joins ProConti level NetApp Endura, and wins three times. Takes the Clásica de Almería - his first one-day win as a pro - and Rund um Köln, as well as a stage at Bayern Rundfahrt.

2015

Wins the final stage of the Tour of Qatar, his best result against opposition including Sagan, Bouhanni and Guardini. Makes his debut at the Tour but abandons on stage 17 in the Alps.

2016

Gets the better of Mark Cavendish in the sprint on stage 2 of Giro della Toscana and defends his title at ParisBourges, but his season is defined by a crash on stage 1 of the Tour.

2017

Wins his first WorldTour race on stage 3 of Paris-Nice, ahead of rivals that include Alexander Kristoff, John Degenkolb and Marcel Kittel. Wins four stages in Turkey in October, to take his year count to 10.

2018

Secures his first grand tour wins at the Giro, where he takes three stages, including on the final day in Rome. Ends the year with a tally of seven, thanks to another hat trick in Turkey.

2019

His most prolific year to date, with 13 wins, including two stages at Paris-Nice, two at the Vuelta and a hat trick at BinckBank Tour. But has to cohabit with team-mates Sagan and Ackermann.

2020

Joins Quick Step, returns to the Tour for the first time since 2016 and finally wins his first stages there. The first comes on stage 10, and then again on the Champs-Élysées, wearing green.

2021

Wins his first WorldTour-level one-day race at Brugge-De Panne, and cements his status as the fastest sprinter in the peloton currently. As we go to press, Bennett has five wins this season.