TOUR DE FRANCE 2025 – STAGE 10: ENNEZAT - LE MONT-DORE PUY DE SANCY

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BASTILLE DAY CROWNS YATES AND HEALY

Monday, July 14th, 10th stage: Ennezat > Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy - Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2025 delivered the fireworks everyone was waiting for on 14 July. The roads of Massif Central witnessed a flurry of attacks all day long, until Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) dropped his breakaway companions on the final climb to in Le Mont-Dore, claiming his third Tour stage win, six years after the previous two. Also part of the breakaway, Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) gave it his all to chase the Maillot Jaune. Third on the day (+31’’), he becomes the fourth Irish overall leader of the race, the first since Stephen Roche’s mythical year 1987! After Visma-Lease a Bike tried to put him under pressure, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) attacked on the final climb, but Jonas Vingegaard matched his pace. The Slovenian is now 29’’ behind Healy on GC.

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The stage film July 14 th 2025 - 18:08

Tour de France 2025 | Stage 10 | Ennezat > Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy

Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2025 delivered the fireworks everyone was waiting for on 14 July. The roads of Massif Central witnessed a flurry of attacks all day long, until Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) dropped his breakaway companions on the final climb to in Le Mont-Dore, claiming his third Tour stage win, six years after the previous two. Also part of the breakaway, Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) gave it his all to chase the Maillot Jaune. Third on the day (+31’’), he becomes the fourth Irish overall leader of the race, the first since Stephen Roche’s mythical year 1987! After Visma-Lease a Bike tried to put him under pressure, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) attacked on the final climb, but Jonas Vingegaard matched his pace. The Slovenian is now 29’’ behind Healy on GC.

It’s Bastille Day and the riders have promised fireworks on an explosive course. The first categorised ascent of the day features early in the stage. From that point, there will be little to no flat roads all the way to Le Mont-Dore. As Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty) and Marijn van den Berg are forced to withdraw, 173 riders take on a 165.3-km route featuring eight categorised climbs and a total elevation of 4,450m.

A French-studded 29-man breakaway

As soon as the flag drops, Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) attacks. The battle for the break is on and it takes 17 kilometres - including the ascent of Côte de Loubeyrat (summit at km 11.8) - for a 28-man group to get away with big names such as Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike), as well as a strong contingent of French attackers: Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step), Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ), Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor), Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Clément Champoussin (XDS Astana).

Pablo Castrillo (Movistar) makes it 29 attackers at km 31. UAE Team Emirates-XRG drive the bunch with Tim Wellens and Nils Politt and the gap gradually increases over the following climbs, until Healy (trailing by 3’55’’ on GC) takes the lead of the virtual overall standings.

Martinez chases the polka dots

On the move 45 years after his grandfather Mariano Martinez won on Bastille Day in Morzine, Lenny Martinez sweeps the KOM points atop Côte de La Baraque (km 54.5), Côte de Charade (km 66.6) and Côte de Berzet (km 78.4). With this succession of climbs, the break explodes.

There are 15 riders at the front over the Col de Guéry (km 115.4), where Martinez all but secures the polka-dot jersey at the end of the stage. At the summit, the peloton trail by 5 minutes.

Visma-Lease a Bike up the ante

The breakaway riders unleash a flurry of attacks. The gap hits a maximum of 5’55’’ at Col de la Croix-Morand (km 124.1). Six riders remain at the front into the last 20 kilometres: Healy and Yates are still there, with Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), Michael Storer (Tudor), Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) and Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers). Behind them, Visma-Lease a Bike attack with Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson but UAE Team Emirates-XRG control.

Healy sets the pace at the front as he chases the Maillot Jaune. Simmons is dropped on the ascent up Col de la Croix-Saint-Robert, with 14 km to go. On the same climb, Visma-Lease a Bike up the ante again. Over the top, Pogacar has lost all his teammates.

Yates and Healy light up the last fireworks

Yates attacks just ahead of the final ascent: 3.3km at 8% in Le Mont-Dore. Arensman only trails by 5’’ into the last kilometre but he can’t bridge the gap as the British winner of the Giro flies away to his third Tour stage win, six years after the previous two. Healy finishes third with a gap of 31’’.

Tadej Pogacar puts the hammer down with 1.5 km to go. Jonas Vingegaard matches his acceleration. And the duo slow down. They cross the line with a gap of 4’51’’. Healy thus takes the Maillot Jaune for 29’’. He is the fourth Irish rider to lead the overall standings of the Tour de France after Seamus Elliott, Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche.

Stage 10 Ennezat

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2,185: YATES IS BACK!

Simon Yates raises his arms for the 3rd time on the Tour after two victories in 2019, at Bagnères-de-Bigorre (stage 12) and Foix-Prat d'Albis (stage 15). This last victory came 2,185 days ago. The winner of the Giro d'Italia 2025 also claims his 36th professional victory.

1987: HEALY AND IRELAND ON TOP

Ben Healy takes the Yellow Jersey from Tadej Pogacar by 29 seconds. An Irishman leads the general classification for the first time since the Tour 1987, when Stephen Roche won the race 37 years, 11 months, and 18 days ago.

4: MEMBER OF A VERY SMALL CLUB

Ben Healy, having the Yellow Jersey for the first time, is only the 4th Irishman to wear it after Seamus Elliot (four stages in 1963), Sean Kelly (one stage in 1983), and Stephen Roche (three stages in 1987). He is also only the 3rd Irishman to lead the young rider classification after Sean Kelly in 1978 and Stephen Roche in 1983.

22: YOUNGEST FRENCH WITH THE POLKA DOT JERSEY

At 22 years and 3 days, Lenny Martinez is the youngest French rider to wear the polka dot jersey. He did better than Richard Virenque, who took the jersey at 22 years, 7 months and 17 days (stage 2 of the Tour 1992 in Pau). René Vietto won the best climber classification at 20 years, 5 months and 12 days in 1934, but the jersey didn't exist.

2: LENNY LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER

Lenny and Mariano Martinez are the first grandfather and grandson to have both worn the polka dot jersey. Mariano has worn it 16 times, notably winning the best climber classification in 1987.

12: VISMA FINALLY BACK!

The Visma - Lease A Bike team earns its 73rd Tour victory, the first since Jonas Vingegaard at Le Lioran last year. Since then, the team had accumulated no fewer than 12 stage podiums – including 9 second-place finishes! These podiums went to Vingegaard (7), Wout van Aert (3), Matteo Jorgenson (1), and Edoardo Affini (1).

5x10: FIGHTING FOR THE YELLOW JERSEY

For the first time since 2010, there have been 5 Yellow Jersey changes during the first 10 stages. Back then, Fabian Cancellara wore it after the prologue and stage 1, Sylvain Chavanel after stage 2, Cancellara again from stages 3 to 6, Chavanel after stage 7, Cadel Evans after stage 8, and Andy Schleck from stage 9. For 2025, it was Jasper Philipsen (stage 1) followed by Mathieu van der Poel (stages 2 to 4), Tadej Pogacar took it on stage 5, Van der Poel reclaimed it the next day, then Pogacar held it from stages 7 to 9, before Ben Healy snatched it from him today.

4: A NATION BEHIND HIM

Agressive during this Bastille Day, Lenny Martinez is the 4th Frenchman to take the polka dot jersey on July 14th. The previous three were Pascal Hervé in 1998, Richard Virenque in 2004, and Jérôme Pineau in 2010. The last Frenchman to lead the climber's classification on July 14th was Warren Barguil in 2017. Ranked 8th today, Martinez also achieved his best Tour result.

22: FRANCE STILL WAITING

It's been 22 stages since France won a stage, a symbolic figure as it exceeds the 21 stages currently held in a Tour de France. It's the country's 4th-longest drought, still far from the 39 stages without a victory between Pau 1998 and Tours 2000. The last victory by a Frenchman dates back to Anthony Turgis last year, on stage 9, which started and finished in Troyes.

8: IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MASSIF CENTRAL

The stage featured 8 climbs, almost a Tour record. The day with the most climbs (9) was stage 15 of Tour 1993, contested between Perpignan and Andorra. Today was also the first time that a route included no fewer than 7 cat.2 climbs. Two more than during stage 8 of the Tour 2019 between Mâcon and Saint-Étienne.

2/5: BEN THE BRAVE

After his combativity award on stage 6, Ben Healy received the prize again this Monday. He is the first rider to receive it two times in a five-day span, since Victor Campenaerts during stages 18 and 19 in 2023.

2: AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT

Ben O'Connor (4th) and Michael Storer (5th) missed out on victory, but this is the first time two Australians have finished in the top five since the Tour 2021, stage 1 (Michael Matthews 2nd, Jack Haig 4th). The last Australian victory is Jai Hindley's triumph at Laruns in 2023 (stage 5).