Tipperary’s Sam Bennett has been shortlisted for RTE’s Sportsperson of the year.
The Carrick-on-Suir man won the green jersey at last year’s Tour de France, winning the final stage on the Champs-Élysées.
Bennett is one of six sportspeople nominated for the award, alongside Katie Taylor, Gearóid Hegarty, Ciarán Kilkenny, Colin Keane and Sanita Puspure.
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The winner is to be announced on the airing of the awards show on Thursday January 28th.
Fellow Carrick-on-Suir man Sean Kelly won it in 1986.
