World champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) showed his charitable side on Saturday after foregoing a chance to complete a hat-trick of successive wins in the Pyrenees on a sodden, cold and gloomy day on the Tour de France.

Healy takes over race leader’s jersey from Tour favourite Tadej Pogacar after another stunning breakaway ride on stage 10

Ireland has a new cycling hero. Ben Healy has become the fourth Irish rider to earn the Tour de France’s yellow jersey on Monday with a gritty ride in the fabled race’s first mountainous stage.

Ben Healy surged out on his own to win Stage 6 at the Tour de France. Mathieu van der Peul also took back the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar.

1. Thymen Arensman, Netherlands, Ineos Grenadiers, 4:53:35. 2. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, 4:54:43. 3. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Team Visma ' Lease a Bike, 4:54:47. 4. Felix Gall, Austria, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, 4:54:54. 5. Florian Lipowitz, Germany, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, 4:55:00.

After an opening week of skirmishes expect battle to seriously commence among the GC contenders today as the race hits the mountains

It is sometimes taken as a given that a lack of success has inhibited the nation's enthusiasm for its home race. Not a bit of it