Tadej Pogacar has said he hopes Ben Healy “feels tired” ahead of the duo’s upcoming battle over the yellow jersey, after the EF Education-EasyPost rider became the first Irishman in 38 years to wear the maillot jaune.

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. Healy, who had expended serious amounts of energy when winning stage six after a 40km solo ride and then taking the yellow jersey on stage 10 with another 25km solo effort,

The twelfth stage of the Tour de France to Hautacam was eagerly anticipated by Visma | Lease a Bike, but ended in disappointment. Team leader Jonas Vingegaard lost two minutes to Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG),

Tadej Pogacar caught out in late crash as Jonas Abrahamsen wins stage 11 - Pogacar crashed outside the 3km safety zone but was spared the loss of any time by a truce within the GC favourites’ group

By Julien Pretot HAUTACAM, France (Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar unleashed a vintage assault on the unforgiving slopes of Hautacam, crushing the Tour de France 12th stage and leaving chief rival Jonas Vingegaard gasping for air and clinging to fading hopes on a brutal,

There was no stopping Tadej Pogacar during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France. The Slovenian rider from UAE Emirates-XRG immediately attacked at the foot of the Hautacam and saw that no one could follow.

The opening week of the Tour de France showed one chink in Tadej Pogacar’s armour - Visma-Lease a Bike have poked the bear throughout the first week, and may have discovered how to break Tadej Pogacar

"From the very first time I got to ride on that climb, I was looking forward to racing here and it came in the Tour de France 2022. At the time, I was giving ev