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Tim Merlier wins stage 12 of Tour de France

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Tim Merlier wins again. The bike pro from Belgium wins on Thursday. This is stage 12 of the Tour de France. The road is nearly 180 kilometers long. The finish is the city Chalon-sur-Saone.

This is the 3rd win for Merlier this year. He is the fastest in the mass sprint. Olav Kooij from the Netherlands is 2nd. Jasper Philipsen from Belgium is 3rd. The German Max Kanter is 7th.

A bad crash happens near the finish. The rider Fernando Gaviria causes the crash. He hurts his shoulder. Many other riders fall too. The first riders stay safe.

Tadej Pogacar keeps the yellow jersey. He leads the total score. His lead on Jonas Vingegaard is big. The lead is over 3 minutes. The German Florian Lipowitz stays in 6th place.

Friday the race gets hard. Stage 13 goes into the mountains. The road to Belfort is over 205 kilometers long. This is the longest road in this tour. There are high mountains like the Ballon d'Alsace.

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Definitions

Stage
A part of a long sports race.
Mass sprint
Many riders ride very fast to the finish together.
Yellow jersey
A shirt for the rider who leads the total score.
Total score
A list of all times of the riders.

People

Tim Merlier
A successful bike racer from Belgium.
Tadej Pogacar
A famous bike racer from Slovenia.
Fernando Gaviria
A bike racer from Colombia.
Max Kanter
A bike racer from Germany.

Locations

Chalon-sur-Saone
A city in the country France.
Belfort
A city in the east of France.
Ballon d'Alsace
A high mountain in France.

Sources

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FAZ

Tour de France 2026: Schwerer Sturz auf 12. Etappe - Merlier siegt

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Dritter Etappensieg von Tim Merlier nach Sturz im Massensprint

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ZDFheute

Tour de France: Merlier gewinnt 12. Etappe im Sprint

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(S+) Zwölfte Etappe der Tour de France 2026: 20 Kilometer Krawall, Tim Merlier gewinnt seine dritte Etappe

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12. Etappe der Tour de France - Merlier schlägt schon wieder zu – Massensturz überschattet Finale

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