Ben Healy puts heroic effort in Men’s Paris 2024 Olympic road race but comes up short of podium place in dramatic climax

BEN HEALY put up a brave fight but faded to finish 10^th in the men’s road race.

Healy led the 273km race for a time but was caught with less than 30km remaining by winner Remco Evenepoel.

The Belgian finished well clear of Frenchman Valentin Madouas. Healy was in a group fighting it out for bronze.

But he could not keep up with the sprint as another Frenchman, Christophe Laporte, came third. Team-mate Ryan Mullen came 60^th.

Cathal Doyle was the only one of three Irishmen involved in the 1500m repechage to qualify for the semi-finals.

Doyle won his race in which Luke McCann was seventh with Andrew Coscoran 12^th in the other.

Madison Corcoran, Liam Jegou and Noel Hendrick will all be back in canoe slalom action on Sunday after progressing through the repechage route.

In sailing, Finn Lynch finished 12^th and seventh in his two races to climb to 15^th in the overall standings.

Eve McMahon lies in 17^th after coming 22^nd and 13^th in her two races in the women’s event.