Sam Bennett sprinted to 2nd place at the Garmin Velothon Berlin and he was only defeated by Ramon Sinkeldam (Giant-Alpecin). The 24-years old sprint leader of BORA – ARGON 18 repeated his result from last year, when he also finished in 2nd place in Germany’s capital. Four break-away riders determined the race all day. But they were reeled in on the finishing laps in Berlin’s city center due to the chase organized by the sprinter teams. So, after 174 kilometers the race was decided in a bunch sprint.

"Second place is a good result for Sam and the team, but of course we wanted to win here. Unfortunately that wasn't meant to be today. However, in general the race went exactly according to our plan. We wanted to allow a small break-away and that happened quickly after 15 kilometers. We started early to control the group. Michael [Schwarzmann] did an excellent job riding in front for such a long time. The other five riders focused on the finale to prepare the sprint. Sam should be placed in an ideal position where not even the risk arises that he gets blocked. The guys did very well. With Rund um Köln another German race is next on the program for Sam. And there is a new opportunity for us”, says Enrico Poitschke, Sports Director of BORA – ARGON 18.