‘The biggest race there is’: Ben Healy confirmed for first Tour de France

Healy won a stage in the Giro d’Italia last year, the first three-week race of his career, and has had his eyes set on the Tour de France as the next step in his development as a rider.

Healy has built a reputation as a persistent attacker, and a rider who tends to excel on tough courses with repeated punchy climbs.Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Derry prove that shoot-outs are no lottery“I need a pretty hard day out with a hard finish. Stage one looks really good for me, but there are a few towards the end of the second week as well,” he said.

“Since the Ardennes, I’ve knuckled down and done the altitude camps and some good races,” he said. “The preparation has gone well for me. I’m excited that we’re going to get to go for our own opportunities.

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