Ben Healy is not another Benny Hill but excels in hilly terrain

[laarsland]

The Stefan Küng of the Ardennes

 

[iBanesto]

Escartin!

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Good times for the head tilters!

 

[tobydawq]

A decade ago or so there was quite a lot of discussion about how bad Froome looked on a bike. I would like to point out that Barloworld Froome is a Marlon Brando for Healy. Healy on a bike must be one of the ugliest things.
The anti-synergy of a dreadful skin suit with a poorly groomed beard, the awful hair, the terrible lean that makes Cadel Evans look like a beacon of symmetry...

Add his placement of his bib numbers to the list!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Pure panache.

 

[Potomac]

I was reading Inner Ring's preview of the Dauphine this morning and here were is thoughts on Ben Healy

Ben Healy (EF Education-EF) has talked about becoming a stage race contender. You can see the incentives, a contract measured in millions rather than thousands to start with. But so far no GC bids this season, we’ll see but as ever if he can get away solo he’s hard to pull back and can climb and time trial with the best at times, it’s doing it day-in, day-out that’s harder.

That's first I've heard about him having serious GC ambitions. Could he really become a serious GC candidiate?


[For the record, I like Ben Healy and I believe his balls are adequate, if not better than most. But I have no insider knowledge. I say this only because of the stress this forum is putting on balls lately]

 

[Potomac]

OK, after one stage of the Dauphine he is clearly not a GC candidate.

 

[Unchained]

I was reading Inner Ring's preview of the Dauphine this morning and here were is thoughts on Ben Healy



That's first I've heard about him having serious GC ambitions. Could he really become a serious GC candidiate?


[For the record, I like Ben Healy and I believe his balls are adequate, if not better than most. But I have no insider knowledge. I say this only because of the stress this forum is putting on balls lately]

I hope he gets a result.. I didn't think of him as GC contender..I will warn you that Irish are not known for man meat.. But if you checked for adequate or better than most cycling spheres I will take your word for it!! Just wondering how Armstrong is feeling about all these references!!Uniballer!!
Healy made very minor mistake today and it caused him to get gapped..he is still racing well,

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Masterclass performance. Congrats.

 

[SafeBet]

Quelle panache!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Training his whole pro career so far for achieving this moment in time. Chapeau!

 

[KZD]

Incredible win for Healy, he really has a special talent for hilly terrain.

 

[jmdirt]

I love it when the when the winner is the break from the break! Race hard and TAKE the win!

Congrats BH!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Masterclass #2.

 

[Oldman]

Healy has achieved a career moment in this Tour. Being underestimated by most everyone (except O'Connor) he's managed to win a serious solo stage and today drive a break with only his own effort to take the jersey! EF's season is complete!
If stage 11 doesn't go crazy he'll enjoy it until 12 tests everyone.

 

[Breezy1985]

OK, after one stage of the Dauphine he is clearly not a GC candidate.

Are you sure 🤣

 

[Red Rick]

So uh yellow jersey in breakaway on Wednesday?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So uh yellow jersey in breakaway on Wednesday?

Yes, he should please do a Van Avermaet!

 

[Potomac]

Are you sure 🤣

It is good to see him yellow.
But what is your final GC prediction for Healy in Paris?

 

[Kedjan]

Hard to not like Healy.

And what a rider he has become! So strong.

Great to see him in yellow.

 

[jmdirt]

YELLOW!
I love hard racing that leads to yellow!
Congrats BH!

 

[Danskebjerge]

Healy reminds me of his fellow countryman Dan Martin. Strong on climbs, not quite strong enough to be a consistent podium contender. Not particularly elegant on the bike, the head leaning a bit to one side. Their teeth have similarities too. 😆

 

[Oldman]

Healy reminds me of his fellow countryman Dan Martin. Strong on climbs, not quite strong enough to be a consistent podium contender. Not particularly elegant on the bike, the head leaning a bit to one side. Their teeth have similarities too. 😆

He has some of those qualities but he is a serious solo rider.

 

[Breezy1985]

It is good to see him yellow.
But what is your final GC prediction for Healy in Paris?

I know. It was a joke.

 

[Sciatic]

Hard to not like Healy.

And what a rider he has become! So strong.

Great to see him in yellow.

Such a big engine that I wouldn’t expect for a rider if his size/ type. Very impressive that he kept his speed up for the length of the final climb after pulling the 10 km or however much
Prior to that.

 

[Extinction]

Now he needs to go in GC mode. Life will be difficult.