Paris, July 15 -- The reigning Giro d'Italia champion Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) soared to the third Tour de France stage win of his career - and first in six years - with victory atop the Puy de Sancy on Bastille Day as Ireland's Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) took over the race lead from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).
Just days after his Stage 6 win in Normandie, Healy became only the fourth Irishman in history to don the fabled maillot jaune after battling to a superb third place from the day's breakaway.
While his Visma team-mates further down the mountain tried their best to put Pogacar under pressure, Yates held off the Dutchman Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) to add another notch to an already brilliant season ...