Ben Healy emulates Stephen Roche with podium finish at Amstel Gold 

Ireland's Ben Healy of EF Education-EasyPost (left), Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates and British Tom Pidcock of Ineos Grenadiers celebrate on the podium of the men elite 'Amstel Gold Race' one day cycling race. Pic: Jasper Jacobs/Belga Mag/Belga via AFP via Getty Images

Ben Healy has become only the third Irish rider in history to finish on the podium at the Amstel Gold Race, the 22-year old emulating the great Stephen Roche from 1982 by finishing runner up on Sunday.

The result comes on the back of some scintillating performances this season and Sunday was proof - if it was needed - that the EF Education-EasyPost rider has arrived at the very top level of the sport.