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Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France featured a massive sprint to the end and a bad crash. Here's a look at results and standings after Monday's race:
A three-week Grand Tour will always contain natural ebbs and flows, and, for much of Monday’s stage between Valenciennes and Dunkirk, it looked as if the peloton had declared an unofficial rest day, with the riders happy to cruise back towards the coast after a weekend of wind, rain and intensity.
Crashes are a part of the Tour de France and Durango’s Sepp Kuss experienced that on Tuesday during Stage 4 of the Tour. Kuss was involved in a crash in the middle of the peloton on Tuesday during the 174.2-kilometer stage from Amiens Métropole ...
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Khaleej Times on MSN‘That was a mess’: Aussie in line for big promotion as ‘stupid crash’ takes out Tour de France starAn Australian rider is in line for a significant promotion after a dramatic Tour de France stage marred by crashes. Belgian Tim Merlier pipped Italian Jonathan Milan right at the line to win stage three of the Tour de France at Dunkirk, as Mathieu van der Poel retained the race lead.
Fan behavior continues to be a major issue on the Tour de France. Riders are forced to dodge hundreds, if not thousands of spectators over the course of
Pogacar and Van der Poel have exactly the same overall time of 16 hours, 46 minutes after four stages, and count one stage win each, but Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions in the other two stages.
Ben O'Connor is a late faller on a chaotic first day of the Tour de France as two key contenders lose time after a split and two riders abandon the race after crashes.
Tour de France duo Benjamin Thomas and Matteo Vercher crashed after crossing the finish line on day one of the race. Stage one of this year’s event began in Lille on Saturday, with the riders sharing a prize pot of around £2.2million.