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 chasing pack less than a ...

Merlier beats Milan in another photo finish*Pogacar retains yellow jersey*Van der Poel's early attack ends in heartbreakTim ...

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 ...

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

Tim Merlier wins stage nine of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Mathieu van der Poel's hopes of an audacious ...

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

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.

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 ...

Tim Merlier triumphed in stage nine of the Tour de France, outpacing Jonathan Milan, after Mathieu van der Poel’s bold move ...

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

An 'overheated' Tim Merlier reflects on getting the better of Jonathan Milan in the Tour de France's Stage 9 sprint finish and explains how he leaned on Soudal Quick-Step leader Remco Evenepoel.