Tom Pidcock headed into the final Classic of the spring at Liège-Bastogne-Liège as one of the top favourites for glory on Sunday. However, while Tadej Pogačar was able to surge away on the Col de La Redoute and solo home for a second victory at La Doyenne, the Briton was left ruing his bad luck which saw him use vital strength and energy in a key moment of the race.
He eventually finished tenth in the group that sprinted for third and was brought home by Mathieu van der Poel. Teammate Egan Bernal was in the same group after avoiding any problems and just failing to join Romain Bardet and the fight for second place on the final climb.
