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Belgian Merlier sprints to Tour de France Stage 9 win as van der Poel breakaway falls short
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Tim Merlier of Belgium held off Italy’s Jonathan Milan in a mass sprint to win Stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday after Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel’s daylong breakaway was reined in by the chasing pack less than a kilometer from the finish.
Issued on: 13/07/2025 – 17:22
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Belgian rider Tim Merlier cycles to the finish line to win the ninth stage of the of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 13, 2025.
Belgian rider Tim Merlier cycles to the finish line to win the ninth stage of the of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 13, 2025. © Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP
Tim Merlier won stage nine of the Tour de France at Chateauroux on Sunday after a heroic long-range escape from Mathieu van der Poel was caught in the final kilometre.
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There was no change atop the overall standings with Tadej Pogacar now holding a 54sec advantage over Remco Evenepoel in second with French starlet Kevin Vauquelin third.
This was a second win for Soudal Quick-Step sprinter Merlier who was first across the line on stage three at Dunkirk as he racked up a 12th stage win this year.
On a sun drenched slog from the Chinon vineyards, Van der Poel and a teammate broke early and built up a lead of 5min 30sec on the flat roads to Chateauroux.
Jonas Rickaert won the combativity award for accompanying Van der Poel to within 10km of the line before slumping over his handlebars.
With his gung-ho all-in style Van der Poel grew his Tour de France legend here despite being caught with 700m to go, the plaudits will be both his and Merlier’s.
As Van der Poel was reeled in, it looked as though Jonathan Milan would win a second consecutive stage but Merlier got ahead with 50m remaining as Milan finished second with Arnaud De Lie completing the podium.) lazersport.us/PHILSENTME
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