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Healy will wear the leader’s fabled yellow jersey, becoming the first Irishman to hold the honour since Stephen Roche won the race in 1987. Advertisement The 24-year-old started Monday’s Bastille Day stage 3:55 behind three-time champion Tadej Pogacar in the general classification standings, but finished the 165.3 km ride from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy ahead of the Slovenian star. More to follow… Written by Niall Kelly and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here. View 17 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Ireland's brilliant Ben Healy takes fabled yellow jersey as overall leader at Tour de France”. 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