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Heatwave forces Tour de France organisers to shorten Sunday’s stage nine

Sunday’s stage nine of the ⁠Tour de France will be shortened by 30km due to ⁠heat risks, race ⁠organisers have announced

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11

'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

Cycling Weekly · Jul 11

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.

France 24 · Jul 11

'You start to be scared... there aren't a lot of opportunities' – Tim Merlier defeats 'pressure' to deliver at sprinter-unfriendly Tour de France

Soudal Quick-Step's Belgian sprinter has now won four stages in three starts at Tour

Cycling Weekly · Jul 10

How Soudal-QuickStep dominated the high-speed Tour de France sprint into Bordeaux

'We were never in trouble' - New lead-out man Jasper Stuyven details how the Belgian team executed their race plan to perfection

Cycling News · Jul 10

Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France mastery leaves rivals in his wake and asking: ‘What now?’

Tim Merlier’s sprint finish secured victory in the seventh stage of the Tour de France while Tadej Pogacar remains in control of the overall standings

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

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

The Independent UK · Jul 10

'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

Cycling News · Jul 10

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.

France 24 · Jul 10

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 Weekly · Jul 10