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,

Healy’s gritty ride in the race’s first mountainous stage gives him the overall lead while Simon Yates earns the stage 10 victory.

Bryan and Lisa Healy were not planning to attend Stage 11 of the Tour de France, but when they found out their son, Ben, was wearing the yellow jersey, they booked a spontaneous trip to watch the historic ride in-person.

On Thursday, he won the sixth stage, and Ben Healy was perhaps the top favorite for the Tour de France's tenth stage. But the Irishman from EF Education - EasyPost put his ambitions for the day aside and secured the yellow jersey.

Mattia Cattaneo, a key teammate of Tour de France contender Remco Evenepoel, has withdrawn from the race. The versatile Cattaneo, who rides for E