Ben Healy (cyclist)
.jpg) Healy at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 September 2000 Wordsley, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2018 | Zappi Racing | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Trinity Racing | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | Team Wiggins Le Col | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Trinity Racing | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | EF Education–EasyPost | ||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Maxton Healy (born 11 September 2000) is an Irish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[1][2] He has won stages at the 2023 Giro d'Italia and the 2025 Tour de France, and achieved a podium finish at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. In July 2025, he became the first Irish rider since Stephen Roche to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France.
Early life
Healy was born and raised in Wordsley, Dudley, West Midlands, in England's Black Country.[3] Although English by birth he has Irish heritage through his paternal grandparents and as a teenager for the purposes of competitive cycling he pledged his allegiance to Ireland.[4] His dad, Bryan, is the youngest of three siblings and the only one to be born in England after his Cork- and Waterford-born parents moved to London in the 1960s. Bryan had some racing experience and introduced his son to cycling without pressuring him to compete prematurely.[5]
Career
Healy took early career stage wins in both the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir[6] and the 2012 Giro Next Gen.[7][8]
Healy was selected to compete in the road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships, although he did not finish.[9]
He came to international prominence in 2023 after a strong spring classics season. His results included winning the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano, and podium finishes in the Amstel Gold Race,[10] between Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock, and Brabantse Pijl.[11] He finished fourth at Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[12]
Healy made his Grand Tour debut in the 2023 Giro d'Italia and, a week later, won his first Grand Tour stage after a solo break of 50 kilometres on stage eight.[13][14]
The following season, he competed in his first Tour de France, where he was part of the breakaway on multiple stages, finishing fifth on stage nine. He won the combativity award on stage fourteen.[15]
Healy competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in the road race, where he placed tenth.[16]
At the 2025 Tour de France, Healy claimed a stage win on stage six, the first of his career.[17] Healy was part of an eight-man breakaway, and he attacked and went solo with 42.6km left. He won with 2 minutes and 44 seconds to the next rider, Quinn Simmons.[18][19] Healy finished third on stage ten, which meant he led the general classification, making him the first Irishman to wear yellow since Stephen Roche in 1987.[20] He became only the fourth Irishman to wear the yellow jersey following Roche.[21][22] Healy lost the yellow jersey on stage twelve, finishing thirteen minutes behind stage winner Tadej Pogačar, and falling to eleventh in the general classification.[23] He climbed back up to ninth position on stage fourteen.[24] He finished ninth overall in the general classification.[25] He won the Super Combativity award for the Tour de France.[26]
On 28 September 2025, Healy won a bronze medal in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships road race.[27] It was Ireland's first medal in the event since Sean Kelly won the bronze medal in 1989.[28][29]
In 2026, Healy crashed whilst re-conning the time trial stage of Itzulia Basque Country, fracturing his sacrum. Despite the injury, he continued to race, and finished the sixth overall in the mountain classification. However, the injury led him to miss the Ardennes classics.[30][31][32]
Healy returned at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, after almost two months away from racing.[33][34] He did not start stage seven due to illness.[35]
Healy was selected for the 2026 Tour de France.[36] He was instrumental in helping Richard Carapaz secure the polka dot jersey on stage twenty, working for his teammate to distance themselves from the peloton over the Col du Galibier.[37][38]
Personal life
Healy is known for his fashion sense.[39] He has a dog called Olive.[40]
Major results
Sources:[41]
- 2017
- 1st
Overall Bizkaiko Itzulia
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Giro di Basilicata
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 10th La Philippe Gilbert juniors
- 2018
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 5th Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 7th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Guido Reybrouck Classic
- 2019
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2020 (1 pro win)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Stage 4 Ronde de l'Isard
- 2021
- 1st Stage 10 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2022 (1)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 2023 (5)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- Held
after Stages 16–17 
Combativity award Stages 8 & 15
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 3rd Trofeo Calvia
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2024 (1)
- 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour
- 10th Road race, Olympic Games
Combativity award Stage 14 Tour de France- 2025 (2)
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
- 3rd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 6
- Held & after Stages 10–11
- Combativity award Stages 6, 10, 16 & Overall
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
- 2026
- 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
55 | — | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | 27 | 9 | |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | DNF | 4 | 27 | 3 | |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 30 | 49 | DNF | |
| Classic | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Strade Bianche | DNF | — | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Brabantse Pijl | 37 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | 2 | 45 | 10 | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 130 | 32 | 34 | 5 | |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | 45 | — | — | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | — | 84 | DNF | — | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | 25 | 22 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Trinity Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Hickmott, Larry (21 December 2020). "News: Trinity Team for 2021". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2025: Wordsley's Ben Healy wins stage six". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (22 April 2023). "Introducing Ben Healy: 'I made a statement that I can race with these guys'". VeloNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ↑ Cromwell, Ger (21 June 2021). "Father's 'long-term vision' steers Healy in right direction". Irish independent. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Poignant, Ludovic (11 July 2025). "Ben Healy, from Saint-Julien-Chapteuil to the Tour de France : the rise of a talent revealed at the Tour de l'Avenir". Tour de l'Avenir 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Video: Ben Healy wins Stage 10 – Giro Ciclistico d'Italia 2021 | IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling". www.irishcyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Giro Ciclistico d'Italia 2021 Stage 10 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Championships ME - Road Race 2020 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (16 April 2023). "Amstel Gold Race: Tadej Pogacar powers to a dominant solo win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair (12 April 2023). "As It Happened: Godon wins De Brabantse Pijl in two-up sprint". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair (23 April 2023). "As it happened: Remco Evenepoel conquers Liège-Bastogne-Liège for a second year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Ben Healy lands solo stage win while Evenepoel loses time". Guardian. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "Irishman Ben Healy makes stunning solo break to win stage eight". BBC Sport. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "TdF Daily - Stage 9 Ben Healy's heroic ride on a historic stage of the Tour de France". efprocycling.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2024 Cycling Road Men's Road Race Results".
- ↑ "Ireland's Ben Healy storms to Tour de France stage victory". RTE Sport. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (10 July 2025). "irelands ben healy wins tour de france stage six". Irish Times.
- ↑ "ben-healy-broke-40-year-irish-record-en-route-to-historic-tour-de-france-stage-win". Balls.ie. 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Healy takes time to savour being top of the pile". RTE Sport. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "Bastille Day crowns Yates and Healy - Tour de France 2025". www.letour.fr.
- ↑ "'It's a fairytale' - Ben Healy takes yellow jersey at Tour de France after heroic third place in stage 10". RTE Sport. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (17 July 2025). "Ben Healy loses Tour de France yellow jersey after first brutal day in the Pyrénées". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Healy back in Tour de France top 10 overall, Arensman wins stage 14". RTÉ. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Collins, Ben (27 July 2025). "Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 21 route, standings, winners & updates as Van Aert denies Pogacar final stage win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Becket, Adam (26 July 2025). "Ben Healy wins super combativity prize at Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Imperious Pogacar wins Worlds with epic solo attack". BBC Sport. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Healy claims bronze medal in men's road race at World Championships". RTE Sport. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Healy secures first Irish podium finish at UCI Road World Championships since Seán Kelly in 1989". Irish Independent. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Healy out of Ardennes classics with fractured sacrum | EF Pro Cycling". www.efprocycling.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Itzulia Basque Country 2026 Stage 6 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "'It's going to suck to watch the Ardennes and not be a part of it' - Ben Healy takes immediate time off to recover from fractured sacrum sustained at Itzulia Basque Country". Cyclingnews. 17 April 2026. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ben Healy back in action for Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | EF Pro Cycling". www.efprocycling.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Startlist for Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes 2026". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ ""Finishing ninth doesn't move the needle for me": Ben Healy is itching to attack the Tour de France… and a beer in the sun would be nice, too". road.cc. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Our roster for the 2026 Tour de France | EF Pro Cycling". www.efprocycling.com. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "EF Pro Cycling | Tour de France Stage 20 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans-Alpe d'Huez | EF Pro Cycling". www.efprocycling.com. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "L'Alpe d'Huez sublimates Carapaz - Tour de France 2026". www.letour.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ben Healy Is the Coolest Guy in the Tour de France". Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ben Healy | EF Pro Cycling". www.efprocycling.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ben Healy". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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