Tipperary’s Sam Bennett starts first European race of 2023 today as he and his Bora Hansgrohe teammates line up for Paris – Nice.
Stage one covers 170 kilometres starting and finishing in La Verrière.
Stages 2 and 5 will be where the Carrick sprinter will be hoping to pick up his second victory of the season having already tasted success on the opening stage of the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina.
32 year old Bennett has won 5 stage at Paris Nice so far in his career.
22 teams in all will start the 8 stage event known as the Race to the Sun.
Stage starts at 11.45am Irish time.
