Merlier wins sprint finish as Van der Poel denied epic breakaway triumph
Tim Merlier wins stage nine of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Mathieu van der Poel's hopes of an audacious breakaway victory are dashed inside the final kilometre.
Remco Evenepoel able to get up after he also crashed
Defending champion Pogacar gets climber’s jersey
Tim Merlier took stage three of the Tour de France in Dunkirk, after the points classification lead…