Who is Sam Bennett, who is his wife Tara Fogarty, and how much did he earn from winning the Tour de France green jersey?

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SAM BENNETT celebrated his victory in the green jersey yesterday at the Tour De France.

The Irish rider produced a thrilling finish in the final stage of the race to secure the title in cycling’s most important race.

Here’s everything you need to know about Sam Bennett:

Who is Sam Bennett and where is he from?

Bennett was born in Belgium, where he lived for four years while his father Michael played professional soccer for Eendracht Wervik.

He returned to Ireland at the age of four, where he grew up in Carrick On Suir, the home of fellow Tour de France green jersey winner Sean Kelly.

Sam married his wife and fellow athlete Tara Fogarty in November of last year.

She tweeted after her win yesterday: “Someone pinch me. This can’t be real.”

Sam posted a photo of their wedding day on Instagram last year with the caption, “My win of the decade.”

The green jersey is awarded to the rider who leads the points classification.

Riders are awarded points for each position they finish after each stage, with additional points for certain sprint sessions.

The winners of each stage receive the most points, and the number of points offered varies depending on the type of stage.

The winner of the green jersey receives € 25,000 and € 300 for each day they wear the jersey.

In comparison, the winner of the yellow jersey receives € 500,000 and € 500 per day for each day they were in possession of it.

After yesterday’s win, Bennett said: “I thought I would be crying but I’m in shock.

“I just want to thank everyone who has been involved, the whole team, Patrick for giving me this opportunity and everyone who was needed to get here.

“I want to thank my wife, everyone around me.

“You dream about it, you never think it will happen. It did and, I don’t know, it took me a while to hit me.

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