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• Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters

  16-07-2026 19:31
  Soudal Quick-Step rider pips Kooij and PhilipsenTadej Pogacar safely retains yellow jerseyThe likely final sprint stage of this year’s Tour de France was won by Tim Merlier, of the Soudal Quick-Step team, who added victory on the banks of the Saône to his wins in Bordeaux and Bergerac.In what has been a Tour of rare opportunity for both sprinters and breakaways, the final hour of racing was manic in its intensity and peppered with constant but futile attacks, until the riverside fini
  
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• Tour de France 2026: Merlier completes hat-trick on stage 12 as big crash mars sprint – live

  16-07-2026 17:49
  Updates from the 179.1km stage to Chalon-sur-Saône
  Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour stage | Email Tom170km to go Tudor’s Michael Storer has had an early technichal and is racing back solo to get back into the bunch. No break as of yet.174km to go The bunch is still together as the teams feel eachother out. Currently the peloton is strung out after a sharp left into a roundabout and then a big sweeping right turn. Continue reading...
  
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• Tour de France 2026: stage 12 offers sprinters one of their final chances to win – live

  16-07-2026 14:53
  Updates from the 179.1km stage to Chalon-sur-Saône
  Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour stage | Email Tom170km to go Tudor’s Michael Storer has had an early technichal and is racing back solo to get back into the bunch. No break as of yet.174km to go The bunch is still together as the teams feel eachother out. Currently the peloton is strung out after a sharp left into a roundabout and then a big sweeping right turn. Continue reading...
  
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