{"id":2167688,"date":"2026-09-27T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167688"},"modified":"2026-09-27T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:29:10","slug":"i-left-it-all-out-on-the-road-no-medal-for-ben-healy-but-sheer-racing-tenacity-a-highlight-at-montreal-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167688","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I left it all out on the road&#8217; &#8211; No medal for Ben Healy but sheer racing tenacity a highlight at Montreal Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CdbbFCVRTHz2XRqKkQKnSM-2000-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tZQ2h9dWLApwaQMde3mYsN-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tZQ2h9dWLApwaQMde3mYsN-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: American wins men road title after stunning 32km solo ride at Road World Championships\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gdMMsQ2P9AmEQ3CGdbRd63-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gdMMsQ2P9AmEQ3CGdbRd63-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    &#8216;I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s happened. 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his maximum effort while racing in the front group behind eventual solo winner Brandon McNulty (USA).<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ea41b176-babc-11f1-82ff-41078e63432e-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I just wanted to give it a really good go today and try to get ahead of the big guns. That&#8217;s what I aimed for, and I left it all out on the road,&#8221; Healy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"min-h-[44px] bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-signposting><a class=\"invisible block truncate text-sm font-bold leading-5 text-white underline decoration-solid underline-offset-2\" data-jwp-carousel-signposting-link href target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-jwp-carousel-signposting-title>Watch full video here: <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Healy was part of a decisive selection that formed early after relentless attacks from Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands), starting with roughly 85km to go in the elite men&#8217;s 273.4km race.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He eventually made his way across to the four-rider breakaway that included Van der Poel, Oscar Onley (Great Britain), Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Slovenia) and Quinn Simmons (USA), and as the front group came back together and then reshuffled multiple times over the subsequent laps, it was Healy who remained a constant, launching multiple attacks.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yPdKDpzEyE4syadaADeEFJ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yPdKDpzEyE4syadaADeEFJ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">After tough season, Ben Healy finds rhythm and form in time for World Championships<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRaVmC3SoEXPU3FPaiSfj7-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRaVmC3SoEXPU3FPaiSfj7-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Racing without earpieces always makes for the best races&#8217; 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Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I really feel like having numbers in the final today was a massive help for Team USA today, and Brandon was super strong as well and so chapeau to him,&#8221; Healy said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Overall, Healy said he thought the race played out as he expected, &#8220;I think we all knew it was pretty open and a race that anyone could play for. Brandon is so strong, and he has won here before, so it was a race we expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Last year, Healy won a stage of the Tour de France and spent a stint in the yellow jersey before securing the bronze medal at the Worlds in Kigali after a similarly tenacious performance.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This year, however, he crashed at Itzulia Basque Country and had to miss the Ardennes Classics with an injured sacrum, and he wasn&#8217;t at the level to take a stage win at the Tour.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m satisfied,&#8221; Healy said of his race at the Montreal Worlds. &#8220;It hasn&#8217;t been the best season for me, so to find my legs today was super nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c71ab1c-babd-11f1-b887-5772286834f0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Ben Healy, Mathieu van der Poel and Primoz Roglic at the Montreal Worlds <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-b394b2b2-babd-11f1-aece-690341f291ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. 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Brandon is so strong, and he has won here before, so it was a race we expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Last year, Healy won a stage of the Tour de France and spent a stint in the yellow jersey before securing the bronze medal at the Worlds in Kigali after a similarly tenacious performance.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This year, however, he crashed at Itzulia Basque Country and had to miss the Ardennes Classics with an injured sacrum, and he wasn&#8217;t at the level to take a stage win at the Tour.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m satisfied,&#8221; Healy said of his race at the Montreal Worlds. &#8220;It hasn&#8217;t been the best season for me, so to find my legs today was super nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c71ab1c-babd-11f1-b887-5772286834f0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Ben Healy, Mathieu van der Poel and Primoz Roglic at the Montreal Worlds <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-b394b2b2-babd-11f1-aece-690341f291ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. 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Brandon is so strong, and he has won here before, so it was a race we expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Last year, Healy won a stage of the Tour de France and spent a stint in the yellow jersey before securing the bronze medal at the Worlds in Kigali after a similarly tenacious performance.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This year, however, he crashed at Itzulia Basque Country and had to miss the Ardennes Classics with an injured sacrum, and he wasn&#8217;t at the level to take a stage win at the Tour.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m satisfied,&#8221; Healy said of his race at the Montreal Worlds. &#8220;It hasn&#8217;t been the best season for me, so to find my legs today was super nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c71ab1c-babd-11f1-b887-5772286834f0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sm6PT4iCrizQQfavuGCrXM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Ben Healy, Mathieu van der Poel and Primoz Roglic at the Montreal Worlds <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-b394b2b2-babd-11f1-aece-690341f291ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. 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