Joy turned to despair for Tipperary’s Sam Bennett after today’s ninth stage of the Vuelta Espana.
The Carrick-on-Suir rider thought he had claimed the stage win, only to be later disqualified for barging into a competitor.
The stage instead was handed to Pascal Ackermann.
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The win would have pushed Bennett up to 4th in the points classification.
Richard Carapaz retains the overall race leader’s red jersey, with Dan Martin staying 28-seconds behind in third.
