Healy 'super proud' after Ireland best ever Olympic cycling finish

Healy had held the solo lead with 28km to race.

Ireland’s Ben Healy after the men's road race. Picture: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Ben Healy finished tenth in the 272.1km men’s road race to record Ireland’s best-ever finish in Olympic cycling after an impressive attacking performance from the Irish duo of Healy and Ryan Mullen. 

Mullen went on the attack with three other riders just 70km in, and bridged to the leaders who were eventually distanced by the power of the Irish rider.