Awesome Yates the man of 'stille

SIMON YATES broke French hearts on Bastille Day - as Ben Healy landed his own piece of Tour de France history.

- RICHARD LEWIS

Britain's Yates (below), who has had an amazing year by winning the Giro d'Italia, triumphed on the first mountainous stage in the Massif Central.

It was Yates' third Tour stage victory with Dutch rider Thymen Arensman nine seconds behind.