TOUR DE FRANCE 2026: MERLIER COMPLETES HAT-TRICK ON STAGE 12 AS BIG CRASH MARS SPRINT – LIVE
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Updates from the 179.1km stage to Chalon-sur-Saône Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour stage | Email Tom 170km to go Tudor’s Michael Storer has had an early technichal and is racing back solo to get back into the bunch. No break as of yet.
174km to go The bunch is still together as the teams feel eachother out. Currently the peloton is strung out after a sharp left into a roundabout and then a big sweeping right turn. Continue reading...
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- Sport | The Guardian: Updates from the 179.1km stage to Chalon-sur-Saône Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour stage | Email Tom 170km to go Tudor’s Michael Storer has had an early technichal and is racing back solo to get back into the bunch.
- Sport | The Guardian: 174km to go The bunch is still together as the teams feel eachother out.
- Sport | The Guardian: Currently the peloton is strung out after a sharp left into a roundabout and then a big sweeping right turn.
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- Topic: SPORT — the feed headline centres on TOUR, FRANCE, 2026, MERLIER, COMPLETES.
- Original feed: Sport | The Guardian.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 16:49 UK.
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