Four years on from his debut participation in the Tour de France, Australian Harry Sweeny could hardly have made a more satisfying return to cycling's biggest bike race, this time facing the new challenge of defending the yellow jersey.
Racing the Tour for the first time since 2021, Sweeny, in part, brought the new task on himself. He was in the thick of the action in the first week, and one of four EF Education-EasyPost riders that made it into the crunch stage 10 breakaway through the Massif Central.
