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James Moultrie

Ben Healy is 'the best breakaway rider in the world' says EF boss Vaughters, but can he repeat Tour de France success after season of setbacks?

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SAINT-CHAMOND, FRANCE - JUNE 11: Ben Healy of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost prior to the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 5 a 195.8km stage from Saint-Chamond to Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes / #UCIWT / on June 11, 2026 in Saint-Chamond, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

EF Education-EastPost team boss Jonathan Vaughters has described Ben Healy as "the best breakaway rider in the world" ahead of the Tour de France, where the Irish rider will look to score similar success to 12 months ago, when he won a stage and wore the yellow jersey.

Healy has become one of the masters of the escape in recent seasons, utilising his elite aerodynamics, meticulous planning, and time-trialling engine to take long-range solo wins from the break, be that at Itzulia Basque Country, the Giro d'Italia, or the Tour de France.

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