Ireland’s Ben Healy lost his yellow jersey of overall leader at the Tour de France today after a torturous day in the blistering heat of the French Pyrenees.

Former race leaders EF Education-EasyPost will return to stage hunting at the Tour de France, after a short but valiant stint in the yellow jersey for their Irish star Ben Healy.

"His stage win was just brilliant, the way he attacked, going for it at 40 kilometres out, he just has that style of riding that makes it really exciting."

TADEJ POGACAR delivered a display of pure dominance on the first true mountain test of this year’s Tour de France — as Ben Healy gave up the Yellow Jersey. Ireland’s Healy, who took the maillot

Healy's Cannondale Lab71 SuperSix Evo was transported in a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet from the company's European office in the Netherlands to the South of France, ensuring it arrived in time for assembly and for him to defend the jersey in Toulouse.