Tim Merlier won the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday after a sprint finish that resulted in a number of riders crashing saw the Belgian edge just ahead of Jonathan Milan.

"I am really trying to fight my way to win the green jersey, giving it my best shot. Today’s stage went great, as I won the intermediate sprint with a pretty go

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.

Tim Merlier discusses his Stage 3 victory at Dunkerque, where he just edged out Jonathan Milan in a chaotic photo finish to earn his second career Tour de France stage win.

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

BELGIAN cyclist Tim Merlier secured victory in the chaotic Stage 3 of the Tour de France, narrowly winning a photo finish as Mathieu Van der Poel retained the y

Tim Merlier won the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday after a sprint finish that resulted in a number of riders crashing saw the Belgian edge just ahead of Jonathan Milan. The Soudal Quick-Step rider needed a photo finish to confirm he ended narrowly in front of Italian Milan at the finish line in the coastal city of Dunkirk.

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