Buitrago's breakthrough continues with Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium

Buitrago (left) on the podium in Liège
Buitrago (left) on the podium in Liège (Image credit: Getty Images)

Santiago Buitrago didn't think he'd even make it to the finish of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but ended up on the podium - the first Colombian ever to do so - having taken another step up in his young career. 

Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock are already well-established stars of pro cycling but Buitrago showed he can have a place at the top of the sport by making it a clean sweep of 23-year-olds on the podium - the most youthful at Liège since 1983. 

Patrick Fletcher

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