British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France on Monday and Irish rider Ben Healy was consoled by taking the yellow jersey.

IN what has been hailed an "outstanding display of grit and power", Wordsley cyclist Ben Healy has ridden himself into the leading yellow jacket position at the 2025 Tour de France.

Healy, then just 20 years of age, showed his qualities as an elite cyclist in October 2020 when storming to a dominant ...