Tim Merlier won Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2025 at Chateauroux on Sunday after a heroic long-range escape from Mathieu van der Poel was caught in the final kilometer.

Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the 2023 Tour de France on Wednesday, as his main rival, Tadej Pogacar, lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb of the 21 stages.