After the unexpected fireworks in the first two days, with some stars wrecking the race and favorites Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard More restless than my advice on a start Tour de FranceCyclists decided to take the 3th stage peacefully, with the courage jumped in the air with a violent fall and abandoning the Jasper Philipsen 60 km out of the goal, Chaos’s sad preamble came to life later in the last three kilometers.
The Belgian of Alpecin-Deceuninck It was Saturday the first leader of tour after winning the initial stage, his partner Yellow gave up on Sunday Mathieu van der poel And, wearing a green jersey as a king of regularity, this Monday he had to retire from the career after going to the ground in the intermediate sprint of ISBERGUES When to touch Bryan CoquardLaurenz Rex is not balanced.
“To leave the green jersey is not a pleasant experience. I want to apologize to Jasper Philipsen and the alphacin, though obviously incidental. I’m not a bad person,” Coquard explained, sorry for the goal. In this incident it remained at the top of the bike, but the French then fell into the last accident of the day.
Jasper has added 54 success to his professional career, 10 of them on tour, distributed in the last four editions, two to 2022, four to 2023, three to 2024 and Saturday in 2025. Belgian is interrupting surgical to Herents Hospital.
Philipssen, 27 years old and great sprinter, is one of the favorites to sign up the success to Dunkerque.
Another fall to 3 kms from arrival and a third in the penultimate curve, which is just 300 meters of end, changed sprint preparation, resolved with ‘photo-petish’ in favor of Belgian Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) After a titanic effort and rivalry with Italian Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek).
Merlier (32 years old) and Milan (24) were on a brutal sprint that gave Belgian his 61st professional success, the 11th time reinforcing Merlier as a year’s reference to the arrival of the masses.
“I’m so happy. It’s my second tour success and I just played the Sprint on the tour,” Merlier exclaim PontivyWhen he was premiered as the winner of the Gala Round. Belgian is the current champion of the European route, one of his successes last year.
Paul Penhoët and Bryan Coquard They suffered a violent somersault in the last fall, beside Arnaud de lies. “We ran like crazy. I was happy to end up healthy. Sorry for all those who fell, especially for Jasper. I was going to go away quickly, at a time, I almost fell down. It was so hard,” erythrecious sprinter’s summary in the final sprint Biniam girmayThat ended the 6.
The next few hours will determine the scope of injuries or discomforts suffered by cyclists involved in the waterfall, including REMCO evenEPOEL and Primoz Roglic. Both crossed the goal that seemed to have no problems after being cut to 3 km from arrival, with no penalty of time, so that they would follow 49 “by Van Der Poel, leader with 4 advantage in Pogacar and 6” with respect to Vingegaard.
Pogacar and Vingegaard are the greatest favorites of the final tour success, but the Belgian and the Slovenian are also two front row animators and can end the major war if they reach the superb pedal coup that has been shown many times at the highest level.
As a curiosity, 38 km for conclusion, TIM WELLENSthe current champion of Belgiumjump from the platoon, but only to the crown first to Mont Cassel And thus remove the mountain jersey to Pogacar, his leader of rank in UAE.
Source: La Verdad
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