CHATEAUROUX, France — Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Mathieu van der Poel spent the whole day at the front before being caught by the ...

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.

Belgium’s Tim Merlier outsprinted Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie to the finish line Sunday to grab a Stage 9 win at the ...

1. Tim Merlier, Belgium, Soudal Quick-Step, 3:28:52. 2. Jonathan Milan, Italy, Lidl-Trek, same time. 3. Arnaud De Lie, Belgium, Lotto, same time. 4. Pavel Bittner, Czechia, Team Picnic PostNL, same ...

A flat day with no action was then finished by a simply magnifcent sprint by Tour débutant Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to take ...

The 2025 Tour de France continued to amaze people today with Stage Nine, which went from Chinon to Châteauroux. Another breakaway excited fans and lasted almost as far as the finish. Another 700 ...

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint, while João Almeida dropped out of ...

The ninth stage of the 2025 was dominated by Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert all day, but was won by Tim Merlier.

Jonathan Milan seeks back-to-back Tour de France wins as Tim Merlier aims for revenge in Stage 9 sprint battle through Loire ...

Tim Merlier clinched victory in stage nine of the Tour de France. He defeated Jonathan Milan in a sprint finish, following ...

The Belgian stole the victory against a formidable field after a bold day on the bike from Mathieu van der Poel.

Tim Merlier powered past Jonathan Milan to win stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday, denying the green jersey holder ...