Ben Healy’s progress had been apparent all Spring, but the true breakout display came at the Amstel Gold Race, where the Irishman took second place behind Tadej Pogačar after dropping his old teammate Tom Pidcock in the finale.
The three podium finishers were all part of a move that went clear with some 90km remaining, and Healy and Pidcock were the last men standing when Pogacar began running through his scales in earnest on the Eyserbosweg.
