Carrick on Suir's Sam Bennett has climbed into the top ten at the Tour of Britain.
The An Post Sean Kelly rider was a fine 5th in yesterdays 3rd stage which finished in Dumfries in Scotland – the stage was won by World Champion Mark Cavendish.
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Australian Leigh Howard of the Orica Green Edge team is the overall leader with 21 year old Bennett 10th at 17 seconds.
Today's stage is a 156 kilometre stretch from Carlisle to Blackpool.
Sam Bennett is on the Irish Under 23 team for the upcoming World Championships in the Netherlands.