The distance Ben Healy has travelled over the past ten days could be measured in the rueful smile he wore after just missing out on the podium at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
The Irishman was a most spirited chaser behind lone winner Remco Evenepoel, but he ultimately had to settle for fourth place after he was outsprinted by Tom Pidcock and Santiago Buitrago on Quai des Ardennes.
