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Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters

Soudal–Quick-Step rider Tim Merlier pipped Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen on the line but further back, Tadej Pogacar safely retained his yellow jersey

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'If I get beaten, that's the way it is' - Jasper Philipsen forced to accept defeat as rivals Soudal-QuickStep celebrate their third Tour de France win

Alpecin-Premier Tech give Philipsen another great leadout but Belgian lacks winning speed

Cycling News

Merlier claims third Tour de France stage win in crash-hit sprint finish

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier claimed his third stage victory of this year's Tour de France, winning a chaotic and crash-ridden sprint at the end of Thursday's 12th stage. Merlier edged out rivals after navigating a disorganised finish that was disrupted by a late crash involving Fernando Gaviria, while overall leader…

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Tour de France: Tim Merlier wins sprint skirmish on stage 12 ahead of major pileup

Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen duplicate podium spots for a second day

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'I found some space… and then I launched' – Tim Merlier sprints to win stage 12 of the Tour de France, scoring his hatrick

Soudal Quick-Step rider secures his third win as a horrible crash in the final hundred metres causes carnage in the chasing pack

Cycling Weekly

'They don't know the difference between a cow and a horse' – Former top sprinter criticises Tour de France jury after Philipsen relegation debacle

Eddy Planckaert questions commissaires' decision to relegate then reinstate Belgian sprinter after incident on stage 11

Cycling News

From 175th to first – How to maximise a day at the Tour de France to the fullest with Uno-X Mobility

Norwegian team wins stage 11, as they did in 2025, with Søren Wærenskjold surprising everyone into Nevers

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'I didn't do anything on purpose or anything wrong' – Jasper Philipsen relegated then reinstated at Tour de France after jury flip-flop

Alpecin-Premier Tech rider finished third behind Søren Wærenskjold

Cycling Weekly

Jasper Philipsen reinstated after initial relegation in Tour de France stage 11 sprint

Belgian came into contact with Picnic PostNL rider and elbowed Biniam Girmay in fairly messy sprint into Nevers, but jury overturned their decision

Cycling News

Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold wins fastest ever Tour de France stage

Norway's Soren Waerenskjold on Wednesday claimed his first stage victory, beating Belgian Jasper Philipsen in a ⁠mass sprint at the end of the 161km 11th stage from Vichy to Nevers. At an average speed of 50.91kph, it was the fastest stage in the race's history.

France 24

Tour de France: Søren Wærenskjold goes from distance to hold off Olav Kooij for victory in furiously-fast stage 11

Jasper Philipsen reinstated to third place after relegation reversed

Cycling News

Sprinters welcome rain and cooler weather as Tour de France green jersey erupts again on stage 11 in Nevers

'The weather certainly motivates me' says Tim Merlier as he looks for his third stage victory

Cycling News

'Keep working, keep believing in it' – Mathieu van der Poel refuses to panic and gets Tour de France stage win on scorching day

Alpecin-Premier Tech turn around Tour with win in Ussel

Cycling Weekly

'It's not what we hoped, but we remain confident' – Alpecin-Premier Tech keep faith in Jasper Philipsen at Tour de France

Team bosses hopeful Philipsen will return to winning ways after three missed chances

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'It's clear that he hesitated after not winning yesterday' – Alpecin say no need for panic yet at Tour de France despite another sprint loss for Jasper Philipsen

Philip Roodhooft says 'The leadout was good, and Jasper could not finish it off once again' in Bergerac

Cycling Weekly

'I thought it was over': Tim Merlier wins second Tour de France sprint stage after long-range effort

The Soudal Quick-Step rider has won his second stage in this year's Tour de France, putting him into second place in the points classification

France 24

Tour de France stage to be shortened due to 'intense heatwave'

Tour de France's organisers on Saturday announced that they will shorten a stage of the race due to intense heat. ASO made this historic decision to cut out a hilly loop at the start of the stageafter France's weather authority declared a red alert in Corrèze.

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Tour de France: Tim Merlier claims back-to-back victories on stage 8 with furious sprint into Bergerac

Biniam Girmay second, Olav Kooij third as breakaway rider Liam Slock caught on the run-in to Bergerac

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'I always love watching the sprints' - Caleb Ewan analyses the Tour de France sprint in Bordeaux

'You have to get everything right to be able to win at the Tour' says former Australian sprinter turned SBS commentator

Cycling Weekly

'That was not how it should be' – Jasper Philipsen left perplexed after Tour de France stage seven

Alpecin-Premier Tech rider finishes fifth again, with sprint opportunities running out

The Independent UK

Tim Merlier sprints to stage-seven Tour de France victory - but can’t take yellow jersey off Tadej Pogacar

Merlier delivered his fourth career Tour stage win after a scrappy finish in Bordeaux

Cycling News

'That's just not how it should be' – Jasper Philipsen well short of sprinting speed as Alpecin-Premier Tech roll out old-fashioned lead-out train at Tour de France

Team dominated the run-in to Bordeaux but Belgian is clearly short of his best

France 24

Belgian Tim Merlier wins Tour de France 7th stage as Pogacar holds onto yellow jersey

Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier won the Tour de France's seventh stage in a sprint finish in Bordeaux under scorching temperatures while reigning champion Tadej Pogacar kept the leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling Weekly

Tim Merlier takes sprinters' stage seven into Bordeaux at Tour de France with unstoppable late move

Soudal Quick Step returned to stage winning ways at the Tour with Merlier who was by far the quickest rider on the day.

Cycling News

Tour de France: Tim Merlier banishes bunch in Bordeaux for stage 7 sprint victory

Søren Wærenskjold goes second, Biniam Girmay third

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