A frantic finish on the third stage of the Tour de France saw the Grenadiers make it home safely after a crash marred day.
The pace ramped up in the closing stages after a very slow burn of a day, with a battle in the intermediate sprint seeing Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin - Deceuninck) crash hard and forced to abandon.
A late crash involving Connor Swift on the run into Dunkirk saw him luckily come away unscathed. Geraint Thomas and Thymen Arensman were just caught behind, with the three rolling to the finish without losing time due to the safety zone inside the final 5km.
While more crashes followed on the sprint to the line, Tim Merlier (Soudal - Quick Step) pinched the win ahead of Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), and Sam Watson managed to make it safely through to the finish in 25th place.
Hear from Sports Director Zak Dempster after today’s frantic third stage at #TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/ey0XLegzjC
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) July 7, 2025
Tour de France
Stage 3-
1Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step04:16:55
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2Jonathan Milan Lidl-Trek+ 00
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3Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious+ 00
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24Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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35Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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44Tobias Foss INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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63Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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171Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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172Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
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173Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 00
Tour de France
Overall Rankings (Stage 3)-
1Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Deceuninck12:55:37
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2Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 04
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3Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike+ 06
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25Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:20
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35Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:20
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37Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:39
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74Tobias Foss INEOS Grenadiers+ 05:52
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89Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers+ 07:26
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93Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 07:28
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123Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers+ 10:31