Ben Healy takes bronze for Ireland at the Road World Championships

Healy joins Stephen Roche, Shay Elliott and Sean Kelly as the fourth Irish rider to win a medal in the elite men’s road race at a World Championships.

The 267.5km road race took place in and around Rwanda's capital, Kigali. Pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com.

Ben Healy has claimed a bronze medal for Ireland in the road race UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. 

The 267.7km race took no prisoners, with a combination of steep cobbled climbs and oppressive heat making for tough conditions throughout. Healy took to chasing leaders Isaac Del Toro of Mexico, and reigning world champion Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia with a small group. Del Toro found himself dropped and quickly overtaken by the chase group, while Pogačar held a steady one-minute lead from about the midway point of the race, and ultimately retained his title.