EF Education-EasyPost aim to race ‘intelligently, not stupidly’ in support of Healy and hunt for ‘cherry on top’ of Tour de France

Despite currently sitting ninth on the Tour de France GC standings with Ben Healy, you’re unlikely to see EF Education-EasyPost riding to defend that in the coming days in the Alps, as the team aim to race “intelligently, not stupidly” and still sniff out breakaway opportunities.

With a stage win and a stint in the yellow jersey in the bag already, one might expect the American team to turn their focus to preserving Healy’s top 10 – which would be a career best finish by far – but the team are clear they’re not going to be pulling on the front to do that when stage wins are still up for grabs.