Ireland's Ben Healy celebrates on the podium after winning the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France 2025: Ben Healy Clinches Stage 6 With Brilliant Solo Breakaway
Ben Healy claimed a sensational victory in Stage 6 of the Tour de France 2025 with a solo breakaway over the 201.5 km route from Bayeux to Vire Normandie. The Irish rider surged ahead with 40 km to go and never looked back, earning his first-ever Tour stage win. American Quinn Simmons and Aussie Michael Storer followed in second and third, respectively. Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar by just one second after finishing eighth. The hilly stage featured six climbs and a steep uphill finish that tested even the race’s top contenders.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Belgium's Tim Wellens wearing the best climber's dotted jersey celebrates on the podium after the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey arrives on the podium after the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Belgium's Remco Evenepoel wearing the best young rider's white jersey arrives on the podium after the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Ireland's Ben Healy celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Spectators cheer Ireland's Ben Healy as he rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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The pack crosses Athis-de-L'orne during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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People take photos of the pack during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides in the pack during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
Tour de France Cycling Race - Sixth Stage
| Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
The pack rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (125.2 miles) with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France.
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