Simon Yates triumphs: First stage win for Visma at Berg-Krimi!

Simon Yates triumphs: First stage win for Visma at Berg-Krimi!

Le Mont-Dore, Frankreich - The Tour de France reached an exciting highlight with the 10th stage on July 16, 2025. Simon Yates, who drives Visma - Lease A Bike for the team, crowned the winner of the stage and celebrated his first stage victory on the tour for six years. This performance is particularly noteworthy because Yates has celebrated Triumph at Grand Tours in the past, including his overall victory at Giro d’Italia 2025. His attack on the last meters of the climb in Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy was the decisive moment when he left Dutch cyclists Thymen Arensman from Ineos Grenadier behind. The time difference was only nine seconds.

At the end of the stage, the Irishman Ben Healy, who had previously won the sixth stage, lined up as the third. It shows himself in outstanding form and now bears the coveted yellow jersey, the space at the top of the overall ranking, with a lead of 29 seconds to the ex-leader Tadej Pogačar. Pogačar, on the other hand,, whose team -mate Joao Almeida is no longer in the race due to injury, was difficult to distance himself from his persecutors and finished ninth. One of the main reasons for his difficulties was isolation that the strategy of Yates' team caused to cut Pogačar from support.

The pressure to perform increases

yates ’triumph brings the Visma team to a stronger position. In the overall ranking, Healy is now in front of Pogačar, which, at the top of the overall ranking, also illustrates a perfect interplay between the different teams and drivers. Remco Evenepoel is in third place, but 1:29 minutes behind Healy. Jonas Vingegaard, who shows a remarkable explosive quality this season, holds fourth place with a gap of 1:46 minutes. Vingegaard shared the line with Pogačar at its destination, which shows that the two favorites continue to act as strong competitors.

It is also a special honor for HEALY because he has been the first Irish since 1987 to wear the yellow jersey. His previous season is impressive and he also leads the evaluation of the best young driver. On this day, Lenny Martinez von Bahrain Victorious, who leads the mountain ranking and wore the dotted jersey without a French driver being able to win a stage on the French national holiday.

A look at the overall ranking

Here is the top 10 overall rating after the 10th stage:

The Tour de France is now pausing for a rest day before it continues on Tuesday, July 16, with the 11th stage, a 154 km long route in Toulouse. It remains to be seen how this affects the drivers, both psychologically and points, who now have a short breather.

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