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.

An 'overheated' Tim Merlier reflects on getting the better of Jonathan Milan in the Tour de France's Stage 9 sprint finish ...

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

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 outsprinted Jonathan Milan to victory on stage nine of the Tour de France after Mathieu van der Poel almost ...

"It was quite okay in the bunch today but with the echelons attempts in the finale, I didn’t get any drink in the last 60 kilometres, so I was a bit overheated.

There was no change atop the overall standings with Tadej Pogacar now holding a 54 seconds advantage over Remco Evenepoel.

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

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