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Merlier beats Jonathan Milan in drag race to the line, Van der Poel caught after epic stage-long attack.

The ninth stage of the 2025 Tour de France was dominated by Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert all day, but was won by Tim Merlier. The 175 kilometre stage to Châteauroux looked to be a typical sprinter's stage, but the Alpecin-Deceuninck duo attacked and made the stage a lot more exciting, right up to the finish line. Van der Poel was eventually caught 700 metres out, after which Merlier was the fastest ahead of Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie.

Anna Van der Breggen second to Lianne Lippert in breakaway sprint, Marlen Reusser unable to gap Elisa Longo Borghini on final Giro stage.

What it took to win the sprint on stage 8.

2025 Tour de France Stage 8 Report: A flat day with no action was then finished by a simply magnifcent sprint by Tour débutant Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to take his maiden tour victory.

2025 Tour de France Stage 8 Report: A flat day with no action was then finished by a simply magnifcent sprint by Tour débutant Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to take his maiden tour victory.

Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.