Irish cyclist
Ben Healy (born 11 September 2000) is an Irish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[1][2] A two time national champion (once each in the road race and time trial), he was selected to compete in the road race at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships.
Healy was born in England and has Irish heritage on his father's side. He pledged his allegiance to Ireland as a teenager.[3]
Career
Healy took early career stage wins in both the Tour de l'Avenir and Baby Giro. He came to international prominence in 2023 after a strong spring classics season with results including winning the 2023 GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano and podium finishes in the Amstel Gold Race,[4] between Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock, and Brabantse Pijl,[5] and a 4th place finish in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[6]
Following his successful classics season, Healy made his grand tour debut in the 2023 Giro d'Italia, and on 13 May won his first grand tour stage a week later, winning after a solo break of 50 kilometres on stage 8.[7][8]
Major results
Sources:[9]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
- ^ "Trinity Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Hickmott, Larry (21 December 2020). "News: Trinity Team for 2021". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.velonews.com/events/classics/introducing-ben-healy-i-made-a-statement-that-i-can-race-with-these-guys/
- ^ Ryan, Barry (16 April 2023). "Amstel Gold Race: Tadej Pogacar powers to a dominant solo win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (12 April 2023). "As It Happened: Godon wins De Brabantse Pijl in two-up sprint". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (23 April 2023). "As it happened: Remco Evenepoel conquers Liège-Bastogne-Liège for a second year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Ben Healy lands solo stage win while Evenepoel loses time". Guardian. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Irishman Ben Healy makes stunning solo break to win stage eight". BBC Sport. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Ben Healy". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Healy.
- Ben Healy at UCI
- Ben Healy at Cycling Archives
- Ben Healy at ProCyclingStats
- Ben Healy at Cycling Quotient
- Ben Healy at CycleBase