A world class rider as an U23 when competing for Trinity Racing and Ireland, Ben Healy's arch of improvement has only steepened, and his progress quickened, since he became a World Tour rider in 2022.
In just his second year with EF Education-EasyPost he displayed the abilities that should make him a monument winner one day. The 24-year-old has also taken high profile victories, often with devastating solo attacks, including on debut at the Giro d'Italia in 2023 and today on stage 6 of the Tour de France.
He faced a 201.5km stage from Bayeux to Vire Normandie with six short and sharp climbs. It was a very undulating route from start to finish, making for 2,978m of elevation gain through the day. It was all raced in temperatures reaching 35°C.
? The first moments after an epic win...
? Les premiers moments après une victoire épique...#TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/ZnP9RlX2HC— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 10, 2025
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Healy was active off the front on the first hour of racing, attacking in a bid to force a breakaway. That move took a long time to form, but Healy eventually got in the winning move. He spent 156km up the road on the attack and was on his own for the final 45km of that after attacking the breakaway.
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He pumped out some eyewatering numbers during his breakaway ride, which ended in a solo victory some 2:44 ahead of his nearest rival on the day, US road race champion Quinn Simmons (Lidl Trek).
Healy's numbers on the road to Vire Normandie in north western France were as follows:
- Racing for 4hrs 36 mins 14secs
- Average speed 44.7kmph
- Maximum speed 88.2kmph
- Average heart rate 154bpm
- Max heart rate 189bpm
- Average power 268 watts
- Norm power 329 watts
- Max power 969 watts
- TSS 633
- L/R balance 49/51
- Calories 4,434
- Max power 3 seconds 969 watts
- Max power 5 seconds 965 watts
- Max power 30 seconds 648 watts
- Max power 1 minute 538 watts
- Max power 5 minutes 444 watts
- Max power 20 minutes 380 watts
- Max power 30 minutes 365 watts
- Max power 60 minutes 324 watts
- Average cadence 98rpm
- Max cadence 147rpm
Today's victory was the tenth UCI-ranked race victory in the career of 24-year-old Healy, who was one of two Irish men, alongside Ryan Mullen (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) to represented Ireland at the Olympics in Paris last year.
Today's win was the first since Sam Bennett, now with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, won the final stage into Paris in the 2020. This latest win is also the 15th stage victory at the Tour de France by an Irish rider.
