Tim Merlier won the third stage of the Tour de France in a tightly contested photo finish. Mathieu Van der Poel maintained the yellow jersey. Prominent riders Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard finished the stage safely with the main pack. In a stage marred by crashes, stage 1 winner Jasper Philipsen abandoned due to a collarbone injury. Several riders crashed while sprinting at high speeds into a headwind. Merlier's victory marked his second career stage win in the Tour, four years after his first.
Tim Merlier won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish, while Mathieu Van der Poel retained the yellow jersey.
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard finished safely with the main pack, avoiding the crashes that plagued the stage.
Jasper Philipsen abandoned the race after breaking a collarbone in one of the early crashes, a significant loss for the sprinters.
Merlier achieved his second career stage win on the Tour, repeating his success from four years ago on the same stage.
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