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Healy Claims Stage 6 Victory, Van der Poel Snatches Yellow by One Second

With only one second separating van der Poel from three-time champion Tadej Pogacar, the general classification battle tightens before the Tour’s first summit finishes.

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Caen to Caen - Caen, France - July 9, 2025 Soudal Quick-Step's Remco Evenepoel in action during the stage 5 time trial REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the 2025 Tour de France cycling, Amien Metropole - Rouen (173 km), on Tuesday 08 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 5 July in Lille, France, and will finish in Paris, France on the 27th of July.
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Bayeux to Vire Normandie - Bayeux, France - July 10, 2025 EF Education - EasyPost's Ben Healy in action during stage 6 as spectators cheer on REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Overview

  • Ben Healy broke away 32 km from the finish on the 201.5 km Bayeux–Vire Normandie route to secure Ireland’s first Tour stage win since 2020.
  • Mathieu van der Poel finished eighth on the hilly day and reclaimed the yellow jersey by a single second over Tadej Pogacar after relinquishing it earlier in the week.
  • Tadej Pogacar finished ninth on stage six, ceding the yellow jersey yet remaining just one second behind in second overall.
  • Remco Evenepoel holds third overall at 43 seconds down following his dominant 33 km time trial victory in Caen on Wednesday.
  • Friday’s stage seven ends on the Mur de Bretagne climb, offering general classification contenders and aggressive breakaway riders a key chance to reshape the standings.