Ben Healy defends lead to retain yellow jersey at Tour de France
Healy made history on Monday as he became the first Irishman in 38 years to wear the famous yellow.
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The only three other Irishmen to achieve the feat are Stephen Roche – the most recent Irish cyclist to achieve the feat back in 1987 - Shay Elliot (1963) and Séan Kelly (1983)
But the 24-year-old ensured he will retain the jersey following another superb performance on the short 156.8-kilometre course that started and finished in Toulouse.
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