Healy experienced a challenging day on the Col du Soulor after earlier victories in the Tour de France, suffering from exhaustion due to extreme heat. Initially maintaining a small lead, he finished over three minutes behind Pogacar, who became the new virtual race leader. Teammate Harry Sweeny aided Healy through the difficult climb, but the struggle continued on the ascent to Hautacam. Despite dropping to 11th overall, Healy secured a stage win and enjoyed two days in the yellow jersey during his second Tour.
Healy, after his remarkable stage six victory and sustaining the yellow jersey on stage ten, faced significant challenges during the Col du Soulor climb in extreme heat.
Despite initially holding a 20-second lead over his rivals, Healy ultimately finished 13 minutes behind stage winner Pogacar, evidencing the toll taken by previous efforts in the Tour.
Young German Florian Lipowitz emerged as a surprising contender, finishing third in the stage and moving into fourth place overall after an impressive climb.
Though now in 11th overall and fifth in the young rider classification, Healy experienced success with a stage win and two days of leading the race.
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