Ben Healy surged clear with 42km to go and easily held off the chasers to take a heroic solo victory on Stage 6 of the Tour de France. The Irishman’s charge shook up the general classification, while Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar by just one second after a gutsy finish to the undulating stage through Normandy.
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Tadej Pogacar is into the yellow jersey for the first time at the 2025 Tour de France as Remco Evenepoel produced a mesmerising individual time trial to win Stage 5 in Caen. Evenepoel needed to overturn a 58-second deficit on Pogacar to take yellow, but the defending champion produced a blistering ride of his own to seize the overall lead as his big rival Jonas Vingegaard shipped buckets of time.
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Defending champion Tadej Pogacar outsprinted Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard as he claimed his 100th professional victory on stage four of the Tour de France. The result means that the Slovenian moves level on time with Dutch rider at the top of the general classification with Van der Poel retaining the leader’s yellow jersey on count-back.
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A sleepy day at the Tour de France was punctuated with several big incidents. Tim Merlier took the spoils in a reduced bunch sprint, while Jasper Philipsen abandoned after a big crash in the green jersey. Merlier had to wait for his victory to be confirmed, with a photo finish required to split him from Jonathan Milan. Meanwhile, Mathieu van der Poel held on to the leader’s yellow jersey.
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In a breathless finish to Stage 2 of the Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel clinched a hugely entertaining victory over Tadej Pogacar in a dramatic finish at Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was a star-studded podium as Van der Poel edged out Pogacar in thrilling fashion, with Jonas Vingegaard in third place. Van der Poel was left incredibly pumped up as he celebrated his fine win.
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