2,185: YATES IS BACK!
Simon Yates raises his arms for the 3rd time on the Tour after two victories in 2019, at Bagnères-de-Bigorre (stage 12) and Foix-Prat d'Albis (stage 15). This last victory came 2,185 days ago. The winner of the Giro d'Italia 2025 also claims his 36th professional victory.
1987: HEALY AND IRELAND ON TOP
Ben Healy takes the Yellow Jersey from Tadej Pogacar by 29 seconds. An Irishman leads the general classification for the first time since the Tour 1987, when Stephen Roche won the race 37 years, 11 months, and 18 days ago.
4: MEMBER OF A VERY SMALL CLUB
Ben Healy, having the Yellow Jersey for the first time, is only the 4th Irishman to wear it after Seamus Elliot (four stages in 1963), Sean Kelly (one stage in 1983), and Stephen Roche (three stages in 1987). He is also only the 3rd Irishman to lead the young rider classification after Sean Kelly in 1978 and Stephen Roche in 1983.
22: YOUNGEST FRENCH WITH THE POLKA DOT JERSE
At 22 years and 3 days, Lenny Martinez is the youngest French rider to wear the polka dot jersey. He did better than Richard Virenque, who took the jersey at 22 years, 7 months and 17 days (stage 2 of the Tour 1992 in Pau). René Vietto won the best climber classification at 20 years, 5 months and 12 days in 1934, but the jersey didn't exist.
2: LENNY LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER
Lenny and Mariano Martinez are the first grandfather and grandson to have both worn the polka dot jersey. Mariano has worn it 16 times, notably winning the best climber classification in 1987.
12: VISMA FINALLY BACK!
The Visma - Lease A Bike team earns its 73rd Tour victory, the first since Jonas Vingegaard at Le Lioran last year. Since then, the team had accumulated no fewer than 12 stage podiums – including 9 second-place finishes! These podiums went to Vingegaard (7), Wout van Aert (3), Matteo Jorgenson (1), and Edoardo Affini (1).
5x10: FIGHTING FOR THE YELLOW JERSEY
For the first time since 2010, there have been 5 Yellow Jersey changes during the first 10 stages. Back then, Fabian Cancellara wore it after the prologue and stage 1, Sylvain Chavanel after stage 2, Cancellara again from stages 3 to 6, Chavanel after stage 7, Cadel Evans after stage 8, and Andy Schleck from stage 9. For 2025, it was Jasper Philipsen (stage 1) followed by Mathieu van der Poel (stages 2 to 4), Tadej Pogacar took it on stage 5, Van der Poel reclaimed it the next day, then Pogacar held it from stages 7 to 9, before Ben Healy snatched it from him today.
4: A NATION BEHIND HIM
Agressive during this Bastille Day, Lenny Martinez is the 4th Frenchman to take the polka dot jersey on July 14th. The previous three were Pascal Hervé in 1998, Richard Virenque in 2004, and Jérôme Pineau in 2010. The last Frenchman to lead the climber's classification on July 14th was Warren Barguil in 2017. Ranked 8th today, Martinez also achieved his best Tour result.
22: FRANCE STILL WAITING
It's been 22 stages since France won a stage, a symbolic figure as it exceeds the 21 stages currently held in a Tour de France. It's the country's 4th-longest drought, still far from the 39 stages without a victory between Pau 1998 and Tours 2000. The last victory by a Frenchman dates back to Anthony Turgis last year, on stage 9, which started and finished in Troyes.
8: IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MASSIF CENTRAL
The stage featured 8 climbs, almost a Tour record. The day with the most climbs (9) was stage 15 of Tour 1993, contested between Perpignan and Andorra. Today was also the first time that a route included no fewer than 7 cat.2 climbs. Two more than during stage 8 of the Tour 2019 between Mâcon and Saint-Étienne.
2/5: BEN THE BRAVE
After his combativity award on stage 6, Ben Healy received the prize again this Monday. He is the first rider to receive it two times in a five-day span, since Victor Campenaerts during stages 18 and 19 in 2023.
2: AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT
Ben O'Connor (4th) and Michael Storer (5th) missed out on victory, but this is the first time two Australians have finished in the top five since the Tour 2021, stage 1 (Michael Matthews 2nd, Jack Haig 4th). The last Australian victory is Jai Hindley's triumph at Laruns in 2023 (stage 5).
