Merlier wins eighth stage of the Tour de France in bunch sprint

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• Tour de France 2026 - Stage 8 Tour de France 2026 - General Classification In Development...

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• Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier has won the eighth leg of this year’s Tour de France.

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• The 33-year-old won in the mass sprint after 180.4 kilometers between Périgueux and Bergerac.

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• In the Central Massif, 185.5 kilometres between Malemort and Ussel are on the program - with almost 3,300 metres of altitude.

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• Biniam Girmay from Eritrea finished second, Olav Kooij from the Netherlands finished third.

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• Tim Merlier's new victory at Bergerac... Relive stage 8.

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• After winning his first stage victory in this Tour de France 2026, in Bordeaux, in the 7th stage, on Friday 10 July, Tim Merlier learned of the death of one of his relatives, a few minutes after the finish.

  according to Ouest-France — À la Une +1

• Tim Merlier doubles the bet: the Belgian won the 8th stage after a royal sprint.

  according to 7sur7 +1

• 10 km Teams of sprinters accelerate The different teams of sprinters are gradually showing up at the front of the peloton.

  according to Le Progrès

• Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2026 is a half-mountain catalogued day, which runs a total of 185.5 kilometres within Corrèze, connecting the localities of Malemort and Ussel.

  according to SDPnoticias

• Tour de France 2026: the 21 stages and the Colombians in competition Harold Tejada improved their position, now it is 20.

  according to Semana (CO) — Portada

• In July, the Tour de France 2026 started in Barcelona, 21 stages are on the program.

  according to Süddeutsche Zeitung

• Radsport : Etappenplan der Tour de France 2026: Alle Etappen im Überblick Am 4.

  according to Süddeutsche Zeitung

• 25 km A more delicate finish than yesterday The riders have returned within the last 25 kilometers.

  according to Le Progrès

• Tim Merlier, at 33, did not expect to master the arrival of the gala round this season, but his experience and smell in the final meters are making a difference against other rivals with better teams.

  according to OKDiario

• The three men animated this plain stage for many kilometers, fighting the points of the intermediate sprint and the two 4th category ribs present on the Bergerac road.

  according to Le Parisien

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• Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier has won the eighth leg of this year’s Tour de France.

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• The 33-year-old won in the mass sprint after 180.4 kilometers between Périgueux and Bergerac.

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• Remco Evenepoel (BEL / RBH) 3 '30 "5.

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• In the Central Massif, 185.5 kilometres between Malemort and Ussel are on the program - with almost 3,300 metres of altitude.

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