Tim Merlier, Tour de France and Milan
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Belgian rider Tim Merlier has won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish and Mathieu Van der Poel has kept the yellow jersey.
The European Champion, Tim Merlier scored a victory in Dunkirk after a slow start to the day which finished in crash filled chaos.
Merlier, 32, grew up just over the border from Dunkirk and had been hoping to win the opening stage on Sunday. "That was a mess," Merlier said of the falls.
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El ciclista belga Tim Merlier ganó la tercera etapa del Tour de Francia en un final de fotografía y Mathieu Van der Poel mantuvo el lunes el maillot
Out of the equation in the first sprint of the Tour de France 2025, Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) took the revenge the was aiming for as he powered to victory