Ireland's Ben Healy takes Yellow Jersey in Tour de France

It follows Healy's maiden Tour stage win in stage six of the race to Vire Normandie.

Guest and EF Education - EasyPost team's Irish rider Ben Healy celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 10th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 165.3 km between Ennezat and Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, in central France.  Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images

Ben Healy rode himself into the ground in a nail-biting finale to become the first Irishman in 38 years to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, as Britain’s Simon Yates claimed victory in stage 10 on Monday with a perfectly timed attack.

Giro d’Italia champion Yates emerged from the day’s breakaway to secure his third career Tour stage win, pulling away on the final climb to beat Thymen Arensman of the Netherlands and Healy, who finished second and third, respectively.