Romain Bardet shed a tear after finishing second at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the emotions of a huge performance and impressive result colliding with thoughts of the sacrifice the veteran Frenchman has made to return to the highest level.
Bardet, like the rest of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège peloton, had no response when Tadej Pogačar attacked on the Col de La Redoute and then powered away to victory. However, Bardet was able to join the select chase group and then used his experience to attack on the La Roche-aux-Faucons climb and then hold off the chasers to take his best-ever result in Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
