Bennett closing in on Tour points glory

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Sam Bennett says the race for the green jersey will go all the way to Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France.

The Carrick on Suir rider holds a 52-point lead over his nearest challenger Peter Sagan.

While today’s 19th stage has just one categorised climb it’s a rolling route with a lot of tough drags – the intermediate sprint at Mournans comes at the 117 kilometre mark of the 166 kilometre stage to Champagnole.

Primoz Roglic goes into the third-from-last stage with a 57-second lead in yellow.