{"id":5873,"date":"2025-07-27T18:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2025-07-27T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:10:05","slug":"ben-healy-super-combative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/ben-healy-super-combative\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfc1 Ben Healy Lights Up the 2025 Tour de France \u2014 and Gets Rewarded in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Healy didn\u2019t just race the Tour de France \u2014 he lit it on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After <strong>three weeks of relentless attacks<\/strong>, a stunning solo <strong>Stage 6 win in Vire Normandie<\/strong>, a brief reign in <strong>maillot jaune<\/strong>, and a <strong>heroic runner-up finish on Mont Ventoux<\/strong>, the 23-year-old Irishman has been awarded the <strong>Super Combativity prize<\/strong> at the 2025 Tour de France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc6 That means Healy will cap off his breakout Tour with a rare and prestigious reward: a trip to the final podium on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis one is for the breakaway artists,\u201d EF Education-EasyPost posted. \u201cThose who emptied themselves every day on the road. Chapeau, Thymen, Bruno, Jonas, Jordan, Quinn, Michael, and Tim.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5873_e68fed-05 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5873_e68fed-05 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5873_e68fed-05\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udcc8 Why Healy Deserved It: By the Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5873_51baae-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5873_51baae-af > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5873_51baae-af > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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solid rgba(113,128,150,0.47);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container5873_afff77-a1 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table5873_afff77-a1\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_be5d12-d6\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_8f9d89-7d\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25 Achievement<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_ba07b7-bc\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc5 Result<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_c968da-9d{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_c968da-9d:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_c968da-9d\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_b8a6fb-08\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Stage Wins<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_c95ae6-70\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 (Stage 6)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_1606d4-3e{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_1606d4-3e:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_1606d4-3e\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_69379c-b9\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time in Yellow<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_99c94b-a4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Day<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_68ccd9-ab{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_68ccd9-ab:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_68ccd9-ab\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_66dc00-70\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mont Ventoux Finish<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_eaedda-5c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2nd Place<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_8b1a48-22{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_8b1a48-22:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_8b1a48-22\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_112a90-4b\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall GC Position<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_c9534c-81\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9th (pending)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_665b56-42{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_665b56-42:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_665b56-42\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_44d7ed-71\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public Vote (X.com)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_a080ed-ce\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3,200 reposts<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_43f395-7c{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_43f395-7c:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_43f395-7c\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_8275e7-73\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jury Selection<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_0dc20e-d9\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Winner<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite finishing <strong>second in the public vote<\/strong> (behind Norway\u2019s Jonas Abrahamsen, who received 4,600 reposts), the <strong>jury\u2019s final decision<\/strong> sealed Healy\u2019s name in the history books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s now <strong>only the second Irishman<\/strong> ever to win the prize, following <strong>Dan Martin in 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca5 Who He Beat for the Super Combativity Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award isn\u2019t just a popularity contest \u2014 it\u2019s a tribute to the most <strong>fearless, aggressive, and audacious riders<\/strong> of the Tour. 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kb-table-data5873_37cabc-88\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlights<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_ef2d15-0e{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_ef2d15-0e:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_ef2d15-0e\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_acd1c8-a8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonas Abrahamsen<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_5a62a8-6d\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uno-X Mobility<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_47ba7f-30\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breakaway King, 4,600 reposts<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_d674f6-73{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_d674f6-73:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_d674f6-73\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_cbbc1f-01\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thymen Arensman<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_ee053a-7e\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ineos Grenadiers<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_0c568d-34\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple mountain attacks<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<style>.kb-table-container .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_25cb14-d8{height:45px;}.kb-table-container  .kb-table tr.kb-table-row5873_25cb14-d8:hover{background-color:#fcfcfc;}<\/style><tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row5873_25cb14-d8\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_fa7364-9f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quinn Simmons<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_0d792e-8b\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data5873_83f612-c8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily aggression, solo 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