Tour De France 2025: Ben Healy Rides Into Yellow As Simon Yates Storms To Stage 10 Win

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Ben Healy rode himself into nan crushed successful a nail-biting finale to go nan first Irishman successful 38 years to deterioration nan yellowish jersey astatine nan Tour de France, arsenic Britain’s Simon Yates claimed triumph successful shape 10 connected Monday pinch a perfectly timed attack.

Giro d’Italia champion Yates emerged from nan day’s breakaway to unafraid his 3rd profession Tour shape win, pulling distant connected nan last climb to hit Thymen Arensman of nan Netherlands and Healy, who vanished 2nd and third, respectively.

Heading into nan first remainder day, Healy leads defending champion Tadej Pogacar by 29 seconds successful nan wide classification, aft nan Slovenian eased disconnected connected nan last ascent.
Belgian Remco Evenepoel sits third, 1 infinitesimal further back, aft losing six seconds successful nan closing kilometres erstwhile Pogacar concisely surged successful an effort to trial Jonas Vingegaard, wide seen arsenic his main rival for nan wide title.

Vingegaard stayed locked connected to Pogacar’s instrumentality and remains 1min 17sec down nan UAE Team Emirates leader. As Pogacar approached nan finish, Healy smiled while watching nan Slovenian connected nan elephantine screen.

With Pogacar visibly backing off, nan EF Education-EasyPost rider crossed nan statement to go nan first Irishman to lead nan Tour since Stephen Roche won nan title successful 1987.
Healy had looked 1 of nan strongest riders successful nan breakaway connected nan 165.3km hilly way from Ennezat, but Yates timed his move to perfection, attacking solo connected nan last climb to seal a tactical victory.

Simon Yates crosses nan statement to triumph successful Le Mont Dore Puy de Sancy
Simon Yates crosses nan statement to triumph successful Le Mont Dore Puy de Sancy. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA
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