Tour de France Stage 3 results, standings: Tim Merlier wins race featuring serious crash
Tim Merlier edged out Italian Jonathan Milan to win Monday's stage, which ended with a dramatic sprint that was extended from 3 km to 5km with a large peloton throughout the mostly flat terrain over the more than 178 km between Valenciennes and Dunkirk.
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Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, who began Monday wearing the green jersey and ranked seventh in the overall chase for the yellow jersey, suffered a serious crash that forced him to withdraw from the Tour de France two days after winning its opening stage. He fell hard from his bike after contact with Bryan Coquard during the intermediate sprint portion of the stage won by Milan, who replaced Philipsen as the green jersey leader with 81 points. Philipsen had his jersey ripped in several places, suffered bloody scrapes and was attended to by the race doctor shortly afterward, according to Reuters.
Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands, who won the sprint to end stage 2 on Sunday, kept the yellow jersey. Tim Wellons of Germany claimed the polka dot jersey and the only available climbing point during stage 3 when he finished first over to the summit of Mont Cassel.
Here's a look at the complete stage 3 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Monday, July 7, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race:
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Stage 3 results
Finals results of the 175.5-kilometer Stage 3 from Valenciennes to Dunkirk at the 2025 Tour de France from Monday, July 7.
Pos.
Rider
Team
Time
Gap
B
1
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
04h 16' 55''
-
B : 10''
2
Jonathan Milan
Lidl-Trek
04h 16' 55''
-
B : 6''
3
Phil Bauhaus
Bahrain Victorious
04h 16' 55''
-
B : 4''
4
Sohren Waerenskjold
Uno-X Mobility
04h 16' 55''
-
-
5
Pavel Bittner
Team Picnic Postnl
04h 16' 55''
-
-
6
Biniam Girmay
Intermarché-Wanty
04h 16' 55''
-
-
7
Kaden Groves
Alpecin-Deceuninck
04h 16' 55''
-
-
8
Pascal Ackermann
Israel-Premier Tech
04h 16' 55''
-
-
9
Amaury Capiot
Arkea-B&B Hotels
04h 16' 55''
-
-
10
Alberto Dainese
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
04h 16' 55''
-
-
Tour de France 2025 standings
Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands: 12h 55' 37''
Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia: 12h 55' 41'' (4 seconds behind)
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 12h 55' 43'' (6 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds)
Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds)
Enric Mas, Spain: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds)
Joseph Blackmore, Great Britain: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds)
Ben O'Connor: Australia: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds)
Emanuel Buchmann, Germany: 12h 56' 26 (49 seconds)
2025 Tour de France jersey leaders
Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands
Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy
Polka dot (mountains): Tim Wellens, Germany
White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France
Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?
In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia.
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2025 Tour de France next stage
Stage 4 is a 174.2-kilometer route over hilly terrain from Amiens to Rouen on Tuesday, July 8.
Contributing: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Sports, Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France stage 3: Tim Merlier wins, Jasper Philipsen crash
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