US EditionTour De France: Healy Wins Hilly 6th Stage, Van Der Poel Takes Yellow Jersey From Pogačar
FRANCE, JUL 10 – Ben Healy's solo attack from an eight-man breakaway secured his first Tour de France stage win, while Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the yellow jersey by one second over Tadej Pogacar.
- Irish rider Ben Healy won the sixth stage of the 112th Tour de France on July 10, 2025, in Normandy, France.
- Healy launched a solo attack from an eight-man breakaway on the hilly 201.5 km stage from Bayeux to Vire Normandie, deciding not to wait for the final climb to beat the climbers.
- Healy crossed the finish line far ahead of American Quinn Simmons, who took second, and Australian Michael Storer, who finished third, while Mathieu van der Poel regained the yellow jersey from the defending champion Tadej Pogacar by a one-second margin.
- Mathieu van der Poel has regained the yellow jersey and holds a one-second advantage over Tadej Pogacar in the overall standings, while Ben Healy climbed to eighth place after securing his first Tour stage victory—the first for an Irish cyclist since 2020.
- The results shifted the overall race dynamics, with van der Poel regaining the lead and Healy achieving a breakthrough performance that improves his tour standing significantly.
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Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from Pogacar at Tour de France
VIRE NORMANDIE, France — Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar…
Healy wins Stage 6 of Tour de France, Van der Poel takes yellow jersey
Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar by one second.The 24-year-old Healy had won a stage on the Giro d'Italia before, but this was his first victory at cycling's showcase race."A stage win in the Tour is just unbelievable, it's what I've worked for," he said. "I grew up watching the Tou…
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