1. Au revoirpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time

    Ben Healy with his arms aloft on the podium after winning stage six of the 2025 Tour de FranceImage source, EPA

    That's it from today's stage, which saw a stunning solo victory by Ben Healy.

    After spending most of the day in an eight-man breakaway, the 24-year-old Irishman attacked with about 42km remaining to claim the first Tour de France stage win of his career.

    Do join us again on Friday from about 12:00 BST for live text coverage on stage seven, another hilly route of from 197km from Saint-Malo to Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan.

  2. General classification standings after stage sixpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time

    1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 21hrs 52mins 34secs
    2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Emirates-XRG) +1sec
    3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +43secs
    4. Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) +1min
    5. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 14secs
    6. Matteo Jorgenson (US/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 23secs
    7. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Emirates-XRG) +1min 59secs
    8. Ben Healy (Ire/EF Education-EasyPost) +2mins 1sec
    9. Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora hansgrohe) +2min 32secs
    10. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora hansgrohe) +2min 36secs
  3. Tour de France: Stage six resultspublished at 17:00 British Summer Time

    1. Ben Healy (Ire/EF Education-EasyPost) 4hrs 24mins 10secs
    2. Quinn Simmons (US/Lidl-Trek) +2mins 44secs
    3. Michael Storer (Aus/Tudor) +2mins 51secs
    4. Eddie Dunbar (Ire/Jayco AlUla) +3mins 21secs
    5. Simon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) +3mins 24secs
    6. Will Barta (US/Movistar) +3mins 29secs
    7. Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +3mins 52secs
    8. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +3mins 58secs
    9. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Emirates-XRG) +5mins 27secs
    10. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) Same time
  4. This stage was one I circled from the start - Healypublished at 16:55 British Summer Time

    Stage winner Ben Healy added: "I switched on from the start. Maybe I spent a bit too much [energy] to try to get into the break but that's the way I do it. Once I was in there we really had to work for that gap and we were on the pedals all day.

    "I knew I needed to get away from the group and picked my moment. I think I timed it well and hopefully caught them by surprise a bit. And then I knew what I had to do: just head down and do my best right to the finish.

    "This stage suited me down to the ground. It was one I circled from the start and to do it feels amazing.

    "I grew up watching the Tour, one day wishing I could maybe be there, and to even be here is an achievement. Now to win a stage is so amazing."

  5. Last year made me believe that I could do it - Healypublished at 16:48 British Summer Time

    Stage winner Ben Healy, who finished 27th on his Tour debut last year: "It's unbelievable, it's really what I've worked for, not just this year but the whole time.

    "It's really incredible and [down to] hours and hours of hard work by so many people. To pay them back today is really amazing.

    "Last year was a real eye-opener and it really made me believe that I could do it. I just knuckled down and did the hard work. I tried to refine my racing style as well and it really paid off today."

    Ben Healy with his arms aloft on the podium after winning stage six of the 2025 Tour de FranceImage source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time

    Ben Healy's EF Education-EasyPost team-mate Kasper Asgreen: "He really had a plan today, you could see it straight off the [team] bus.

    "He made every move from the gun and he took off with 45km to go and just extended it on his own.

    "It was really a pleasure listening to [sporting director] Tom Southam in the car behind and hearing Ben crush it.

    "They were trying to find a good spot to make that move, where it maybe wouldn't be so expected but still be very effective."

    EF Education-EasyPost riders celebrate after team-mate Ben Healy wins stage six of the 2025 Tour de Franceng the trophy ceremony after Ben Healy wins stageImage source, Reuters
  7. Yellow jersey - Van der Poel regains race lead by one secondpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time

    Tadej Pogacar crosses five minutes 26 seconds after Ben Healy, so Mathieu van der Poel will regain the race leader's yellow jersey by just one second.

  8. Postpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time

    Tadej Pogacar is first over the line from the peloton, with Jonas Vingegaard right behind him.

  9. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time

    Matteo Jorgenson leads the way for Visma-Lease a Bike, Tadej Pogacar responds.

  10. Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time

    Now for the main GC contenders...

  11. Dunbar makes it two Irish riders in first fourpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time

    Harold Tejada makes the first move on the climb to the finish, but Quinn Simmons responds to claim second place with ease.

    Eddie Dunbar comes through shortly after to make it two Irishmen in the first four today. What a day for the Irish!!

  12. Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time

    Mathieu van der Poel and Harold Tejada have been dropped from the chase group, with Michael Storer and Quinn Simmons set to battle it out for the bonus seconds.

  13. Healy wins stage six for first Tour de France victorypublished at 16:12 British Summer Time
    Breaking

    Ben Healy powers up the final climb to cap a wonderful day by clinching the first Tour de France stage win of his career.

    The 24-year-old Irishman has produced a stunning solo attack to win stage six while Mathieu van der Poel will regain the leader's yellow jersey.

  14. Polka dot jersey - Healy claims final KoM pointpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time

    Ben Healy adds another mountain point to his tally on the Cote de Vaudry.

    What a day it's been for the 24-year-old Irishman. He's even closing in on the white jersey for best young rider too.

    Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel currently has it.

  15. Healy closes in on stage winpublished at 5km to go

    Ben Healy is on to the penultimate hill of the day, and the last categorised climb.

  16. Postpublished at 10km to go

    Ben Healy has been named the most aggressive rider of the day.

    He was in with a shout even before he launched this solo attack.

    It looks like the Irishman will claim a first-ever stage win on the Tour too.

    He's almost two minutes clear, with the peloton nearly seven minutes back.

  17. Postpublished at 15km to go

    The gap from Ben Healy to Quinn Simmons and Michael Storer is up to one minute 20 seconds.

    This would be the 12th Tour stage win for EF Education-Easypost, with the most recent coming last year from Richard Carapaz on stage 17.

  18. Frantic finale in storepublished at 15:52 British Summer Time

    Can Ben Healy maintain his lead over this frantic finish to stage six?

    It is a similarly punchy finale to that for stage four, with a category four ascent up the Cote de Vaudry before an uncategorised climb to the line.

    Graph showing profile of final 14km of stage six of the 2025 Tour de FranceImage source, ASO
  19. Postpublished at 22km to go

    Ben Healy during stage six of the 2025 Tour de FranceImage source, Getty Images

    Ben Healy is now in time-trial mode as he hopes to claim Ireland's 15th Tour stage win.

    The first came from Seamus Elliott in Roubaix in 1963 and the most recent was Sam Bennett to close the 2020 edition on the Champs-Elysees.

  20. Polka dot jersey - Healy claims penultimate climbpublished at 27km to go

    Ben Healy leads by 47 seconds at the start of the Cote de Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie climb so takes the two points, with Michael Storer next up for the other point.