Tim Merlier, Tour de France and Stage 9
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Belgium’s Tim Merlier won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie in Châteauroux, but the real story of the day was an incredible day-long break from Alpecin-Deceuninck pair Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert.
João Almeida, a key teammate of Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar, is forced to abandon the race as Belgian Tim Merlier takes out a dramatic sprint stage.
Tim Merlier has out-sprinted Jonathan Milan to win stage nine of the Tour de France after Mathieu van der Poel almost pulled off an audacious win in Chateauroux.
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Independent.ie on MSNTim Merlier takes second stage win at Tour de France as Mathieu van der Poel’s ‘mission impossible’ falls just shortTim Merlier out-sprinted Jonathan Milan to victory on stage nine of the Tour de France after Mathieu van der Poel almost pulled off an audacious win in Chateauroux.
There was no change atop the overall standings with Tadej Pogacar now holding a 54 seconds advantage over Remco Evenepoel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A three-week Grand Tour will always contain natural ebbs and flows, and, for much of Monday’s stage between Valenciennes and Dunkirk, it looked as if the peloton had declared an unofficial rest day, with the riders happy to cruise back towards the coast after a weekend of wind, rain and intensity.