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Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won Stage 12 in a crash-filled sprint at the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar avoided the crashes to extend his overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard; Olav Kooij finished second and Jasper Philipsen third as chaos unfolded on the home stretch.
Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) won the stage 12 sprint in Chalon-sur-Saône, beating Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen after a late sprint and a crash disrupted the peloton; the Belgian’s win keeps him among the sprint contenders, Mads Pedersen still leads the green jersey standings, and there were no changes to the overall GC.
Belgian Tim Merlier won Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France in a sprint into Bordeaux, riding a well-timed move set up by Soudal Quick-Step for his fourth Tour stage win. Jasper Philipsen led a late attack but Merlier prevailed, with Soren Waerenskjold second and Biniam Girmay third. Pogačar kept the yellow jersey with a 2:42 lead over Jonas Vingegaard, as the race remained mostly flat and the heat persisted on the 109-mile route from Hagetmau to Bordeaux; Stage 8 heads to Bergerac before the finish in Paris on July 26.
Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in stage 7 into Bordeaux, beating Jasper Philipsen in a tight finish as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with a 2:38 lead over Jonas Vingegaard; Soren Waerenskjold finished second and Biniam Girmay third, adding another Tour stage win to Merlier’s record alongside his 2021 and 2025 successes.
Olav Kooij sprinted to his first Tour de France stage win on Stage 5 into Pau, beating Max Kanter and Tim Merlier after a late crash split the peloton with no time gaps; the victory comes after illness disrupted his spring, while yellow-jersey holder Torstein Træen was involved in the chaos, and Stage 6 promises a high-mountain test with the Tourmalet on the horizon.
Tim Merlier won Stage 9 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish after a breakaway attempt by van der Poel was thwarted; overall race leader Pogačar retains the yellow jersey, with notable events including Almeida's withdrawal due to injury. The next stage will be a challenging mountainous route.
Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won Stage 9 of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Van der Poel's breakaway was caught near the finish, with no significant changes in the overall standings and Pogačar maintaining the yellow jersey.