Ireland's brilliant Ben Healy takes fabled yellow jersey as overall leader at Tour de France
Healy will wear the leader's fabled yellow jersey, becoming the first Irishman to hold the honour since Stephen Roche won the race in 1987.
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The 24-year-old started Monday's Bastille Day stage 3:55 behind three-time champion Tadej Pogacar in the general classification standings, but finished the 165.3 km ride from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy ahead of the Slovenian star.
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