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Tour 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 stage six of the 112th Tour de France on July 10, 2025, with a solo break from Bayeux to Vire Normandie.
- Healy launched a decisive attack from an eight-man breakaway with over 40 kilometers remaining, aiming to outpace climbing specialists before the final ascent.
- The 201.5-kilometer stage was hilly with six minor climbs and ended with a sharp uphill finish of 10 percent gradient in northwestern France.
- After finishing nearly three minutes in front of his closest rivals, Healy described his victory as "unbelievable," with Quinn Simmons of the United States and Australia's Michael Storer securing second and third place, respectively.
- Mathieu van der Poel regained the race lead, narrowly overtaking reigning champion Tadej Pogacar by one second, while Ben Healy moved up to eighth place in the overall standings.
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Tour de France stage six: Ireland's Ben Healy pulls off solo win - Overpasses For America
Ireland’s Ben Healy won stage six of the Tour de France in Normandy on Friday morning AEST with a long solo break, as Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey by one second. 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. “If I get the win or not, …
The sixth stage of the Tour featured two races. At the forefront, the breakaway riders were competing for victory, but the calm events in the main stage were spiced up by an attack by Vingegaard's Visma Lease a Bike team at the end, to Pogačar's surprise. This was not visible in the broadcast.
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