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Alasdair Fotheringham

'That was Ben' - EF Education-EasyPost say decision to slow peloton after Tadej Pogačar crashed taken by Tour de France leader Ben Healy

Ben Healy Tadej Pogačar Jonathan Vaughters Tour de France France Tour ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULAT Chris Froome Cyclingnews Ilan Van Wilder
EF Education - EasyPost team's Irish rider Ben Healy wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey awaits the start of the 11th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 156.8 km starting and finishing in Toulouse, southwestern France, on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images).

EF Education-EasyPost Manager Jonathan Vaughters said that Tour de France leader Ben Healy was personally responsible for deciding to ask other riders in the peloton to slow when top favourite and defending champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) fell late on stage 11.

Pogačar fell heavily with around four kilometres to go, but rather than the main group of GC favourites maintaining their speed, the decision was taken to wait for the Slovenian to catch up.

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