Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) was forced to precisely measure his efforts against a stronger Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) in order to limit his losses at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.
The British rider admitted that he could not stay with the World Champion when he made his winning late-race attack, but by riding at his own pace, he was able to finish second place and so stand on his first Monument podium. It is also the United Kingdom's best ever finish in Liège, and the first podium for the UK since Philippa York took third in 1988.
