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The Sun
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Ben Healy wins Tour de France stage 6 in solo break
IRELAND'S Ben Healy secured a stunning solo victory in stage six of the Tour de France, breaking away from a nine-man group to claim his first career stage win. Meanwhile, Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the yellow jersey by a single second, overtaking overnight leader Tadej Pogacar. The 24-year-old Healy, riding for EF Education-EasyPost, became the first Irish stage winner since Sam Bennett in 2020. 'That was so enjoyable,' Healy said. 'Once we got away, I discussed with the team car and chose an unlikely place to attack.' His bold move on a flat section, 32km from the finish, left his rivals unable to respond. Van der Poel, now leading the general classification, hinted at his ambitions for stage seven to Mur de Bretagne, where he first wore yellow in 2021. 'It would be a great finale to a great week,' he said. 'Just wearing the yellow again is special.' Behind the leaders, Belgian Remco Evenepoel sits third at 49 seconds, while Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin, riding on home roads, finished fourth overall. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard remains fifth, 1:14 behind. The stage was marked by intense racing in soaring temperatures, with the peloton averaging 47km/h in the first three hours. Healy's tactical brilliance ensured his victory, while Van der Poel conserved energy for Friday's crucial climb. American Quinn Simmons took second, with Michael Storer securing Team Tudor's first Tour podium in third. The race now heads west to Brittany, with the Mur-de-Bretagne awaiting on stage seven. - AFP
LeMonde
10-07-2025
- Sport
- LeMonde
Tour de France: Ireland's Healy pulls off solo win, van der Poel reclaims yellow jersey
Ireland's Ben Healy won stage six of the Tour de France in Normandy on Thursday, July 10, with a long solo break, as Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the overall leader's yellow jersey by one second. Sixth at the start of the day, Van der Poel climbed above overnight leader Tadej Pogacar. Van der Poel was billed at the start of the Tour as a potential winner of stage seven to Mur de Bretagne, where he first took the yellow in 2021. "It would be a great finale to a great week," said an exhausted Van der Poel on Thursday. "If I get the win or not it'll be great anyway just to wear the yellow jersey again." Belgian Evenepoel is third at 49 seconds with Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin fourth at 1 minute. Jonas Vingegaard is fifth at 1 minute 14 seconds. The 24-year-old Healy became the first Irish stage winner since sprinter Sam Bennett won on the Champs Elysees in 2020. "That was so enjoyable, and once we had all got away I discussed it with the team car and we chose that unlikely place to attack," said Healy. "I'm very proud to be representing Ireland, I'm from an Irish family and though I wasn't born there it was an option I chose as a youngster," he said. Stage six was intense from the off over a series of hills between Bayeux and Vire as temperatures rose above 26.5 Celsius (80 Fahrenheit) with the peloton putting the hammer down at 47 kilometers per hour (29mph) average over the first three hours. Healy and Van der Poel were part of a nine-man mid-race escape who set a relentless pace. The Irishman broke solo on a flat section, 32km out. For Pogacar, allowing the Dutch powerhouse to sneak into the escape meant he got rid of the overall lead and relieved himself of media duties and the draining hullabaloo that comes with wearing the yellow jersey. After an all-day effort, American champion Quinn Simmons came second, and Michael Storer put Team Tudor on the Tour podium for the first time in third. After six days of racing in the North of France, the Tour heads west on Friday with a 197km run from Saint Malo over rolling hills in Britany, finishing atop the steep climb called the Mur-de-Bretagne.
The 42
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
'It's so, so amazing' - Ireland's Ben Healy wins Tour de France stage
IRELAND'S BEN HEALY produced a stunning breakaway to win stage six of the Tour de France on what he described as an 'amazing' day. And on a famous afternoon Eddie Dunbar also crossed the line of the 201.5km from Bayeux to Vire Normandie stage in fourth. HE DID IT 💥 Ben Healy takes his first stage win in Vire Normandie Ben Healy remporte sa première victoire d'étape sur le Tour 🇮🇪#TDF2025 l @Continental_fr — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 10, 2025 Healy triumphed due to that long solo break, as Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the overall leader's yellow jersey by one second. Sixth at the start of the day, Van Der Poel climbed above overnight leader Tadej Pogacar to retake the race lead. Healy became the first Irish stage winner since Sam Bennett on the Champs Elysees in 2020. Advertisement 'That's what it's all for, not just this year, just the whole time, you know, it's really, really incredible. And yeah, just hours and hours of hard work from so many people and to pay them back today, just really, really amazing,' he said. 'Last year was a real eye-opener and really made me believe that I could do it. And yeah, just knuckled down and did the hard work and tried to refine my racing style as well, you know, just lots of race footage watched. 'I grew up watching the Tour and one day wishing that I could maybe even be there, you know, so to even be here is an achievement and also win a stage. It's so, so amazing.' American champion Quinn Simmons came second, and Michael Storer put Team Tudor on the Tour podium for the first time in third. Healy and Van der Poel were part of a nine-man mid-race escape. The Irishman broke solo knowing that if he waited for the final ascent he had little chance of beating the proven climbing experts in the breakaway. He made his move on a flat section, 32 kilometres out. As he pulled to the left and accelerated, the eight others dithered as the distance widened. 'I just switched on from the start, you know, and yeah, maybe I spent a bit too much trying to get into the break, but I think that's just the way I do it. Once I was in there, we really had to work for that gap and it was just on the pedals all day. 'I knew I needed to get away from the group and pick my moment. And I think I timed it well and they were caught by surprise a little bit, but I knew what I had to do, just head down and do my best right to the finish.' For Pogacar, allowing the Dutch powerhouse to sneak into the escape meant he got rid of the overall lead and relieved himself of media duties and the draining hullabaloo that comes with wearing the yellow jersey. Once Healy had broken away, even Van der Poel sat up, saving energy, possibly for Thursday's run the the Mur de Bretagne, scene of his 2020 triumph to seize the Tour lead he kept for eight days. The Dutch Alpecin rider wilted at the end on Thursday. Behind Pogacar and arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard raced up the final 10 percent slope, but van der Poel regained the lead by the narrowest margin. Stage six was intense from the off over a series of hills between Bayeux and Vire as temperatures rose above 26.5 Celsius (80 Fahrenheit) with the peloton putting the hammer down at 47kph (29mph) average over the first three hours. Additional reporting – © AFP 2025
Straits Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Ben Healy claims Tour de France's sixth stage; Mathieu van der Poel regains yellow jersey
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Ben Healy rejoicing at the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France. – Ireland's Ben Healy won Stage 6 of the Tour de France in Normandy on July 10 with a long solo break, as Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the overall leader's yellow jersey by one second. Sixth at the start of the day, van der Poel climbed above overnight leader Tadej Pogacar to retake the race lead. Healy, 24, became the first Irish stage winner since Sam Bennett on the Champs-Elysees in 2020. American champion Quinn Simmons came second, and Michael Storer put Team Tudor on the Tour podium for the first time in third. Healy said: 'It's really what I've worked all for – not just this year, but the whole time. It's really incredible, and hours and hours of hard work from so many people, so to pay them back today is really, really amazing.' Healy and van der Poel were part of a nine-man mid-race escape. The Irishman broke solo, knowing that if he waited for the final ascent, he had little chance of beating the proven climbing experts. He made his move on a flat section, 32km out. As he accelerated, the eight others dithered as the distance widened. 'I knew I needed to get away from the group and pick my moment,' Healy added. 'And I think I timed it well and hopefully caught them by surprise a little bit. 'But I knew what I had to do: Just head down and do my best ride to the finish.' For Pogacar, allowing the Dutch powerhouse to sneak into the escape meant he got rid of the overall lead and relieved himself of media duties and the draining hullabaloo that comes with wearing the yellow jersey. Once Healy had broken away, even van der Poel sat up, saving energy, possibly for the run to the Mur de Bretagne on July 11. Stage 6 was intense from the off over a series of hills between Bayeux and Vire, with the peloton putting the hammer down at 47kmh average over the first three hours. AFP
New Straits Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Ireland's Healy pulls off solo win at Tour de France
Previous Next VIRE, France: Ireland's Ben Healy won stage six of the Tour de France in Normandy on Wednesday with a long solo break, as Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the overall leader's yellow jersey by one second. Sixth at the start of the day, Van der Poel climbed above overnight leader Tadej Pogacar. Van der Poel said he was eyeing stage seven to Mur de Bretagne, where he first took the yellow in 2021. "It would be a great finale to a great week," said an exhausted Van der Poel on Thursday. "If I get the win or not it'll be great anyway just to wear the yellow jersey again." Belgian Evenepoel is third at 49 seconds with Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin fourth at 1 minute. Jonas Vingegaard is fifth at 1 minute 14 seconds. The 24-year-old Healy became the first Irish stage winner since sprinter Sam Bennett won on the Champs Elysees in 2020. "That was so enjoyable, and once we had all got away I discussed with the team car and chose that unlikely place to attack," said Healy. "I'm very proud to be presenting Ireland, I'm from an Irish family and though I wasn't born there it was an option I chose as a youngster," he said. Stage six was intense from the off over a series of hills between Bayeux and Vire as temperatures rose above 26.5 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) with the peloton putting the hammer down at 47 kilometres per hour (29mph) average over the first three hours. Healy and Van der Poel were part of a nine-man mid-race escape who set a relentless pace. The Irishman broke solo knowing that if he waited for the hilly finale he had little chance of beating the proven experts in the breakaway. He made his move suddenly on a flat section, 32km out. As he pulled to the left and accelerated, the eight others dithered as the distance widened. For Pogacar, allowing the Dutch powerhouse to sneak into the escape meant he got rid of the overall lead and relieved himself of media duties and the draining hullabaloo that comes with wearing the yellow jersey. Once Healy had broken away, even Van der Poel sat up, saving energy, possibly for Thursday's run up the Mur de Bretagne, scene of his 2020 triumph to seize the Tour lead he kept for eight days. The Dutch Alpecin rider wilted at the end on Thursday. Behind him Pogacar and arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard battled up the final 10 percent slope, but Van der Poel regained the lead by the narrowest margin. After an all-day effort, American champion Quinn Simmons came second, and Michael Storer put Team Tudor on the Tour podium for the first time in third. The day started at Bayeux, renowned for its tapestry of the 1066 Norman conquest of England, but also the birthplace of burgeoning French star Kevin Vauquelin. The 24-year-old Arkea rider was toast of the town as he left in third position on the Tour, just 59 seconds adrift of Pogacar and ended in fourth overall at 1 minute. Ahead of the stage he hailed "the roads where I grew up and learned to love the hills." At the finish line he spoke of "goose bumps" as the fans cheered him along with local media speaking of 'Vauquelin-mania'. After six days of racing in the North of France the Tour heads west on Friday with a 197km run from Saint Malo over rolling hills in Brittany, finishing atop the steep climb called the Mur-de-Bretagne.
