"We started off Mont Ventoux pretty strongly, keeping a pretty good tempo. Afterwards, it was hard to find some coordination in the group and I told the guys: ‘

There have been some questions asked as to why a cyclist from Wordsley is racing with the Irish Tricolour on his sleeves at the Tour de France.

"His stage win was just brilliant, the way he attacked, going for it at 40 kilometres out, he just has that style of riding that makes it really exciting."

Ireland has a new cycling hero. Ben Healy has become the fourth Irish rider to earn the Tour de France’s yellow jersey on Monday with a gritty ride in the fabled race’s first mountainous stage.

TADEJ POGACAR delivered a display of pure dominance on the first true mountain test of this year’s Tour de France — as Ben Healy gave up the Yellow Jersey. Ireland’s Healy, who took the maillot

Ben Healy won stage six from Bayeux to Vire Normandie and his brilliant Tour continued with a third place on stage 10, from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy in the Massif Central, enough to secure the race lead at the expense of the world’s best rider and three-time champion.

Analysis of the 10th stage of the 2025 Tour de France, which took the peloton from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy

Peintre. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step triumphed on Mont Ventoux after a wild finale full of attacks and cat-and-mouse games, beating Ben Healy (EF Education – EasyPost) and Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) in a thrilling battle.