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.

Ireland’s Ben Healy is still leading the Tour de France after Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen attacked from the start and won the 11th stage while race favourite Tadej Pogacar crashed near the finish on Wednesday.

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.