Tour de France 2025 Favourites stage 3: For fast finishers #2

Tim Merlier pn - Tour de France 2025 Favourites stage 3:foto: Cor VosStage 1 suits the sprinters, no doubt — but the 3rd stage is even more tailor-made for them. Over 178.3 kilometres, there are only 800 metres of climbing on the menu. (Slideshow route/profile)

The only thing that could possibly thwart a bunch sprint? Crosswinds. After all, we’re on the Opal Coast, less than 20 kilometres from Belgium’s De Moeren, a veritable echelon paradise.

The top contenders for the stage win are the same as in the opening stage: Tim Merlier and Jonathan Milan, simply because they’ve won the most sprints this season. But on the opening day, it was Jasper Philipsen who took the spoils, while Milan and Merlier were nowhere to be seen. They were caught out when the peloton shattered in the final 20 kilometers due to crosswinds.

Favourites 3rd stage 2025 Tour de France

*** Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, Jasper Philipsen
** Dylan Groenewegen, Biniam Girmay, Wout van Aert
* Arnaud De Lie, Arnaud Démare, Jake Stewart, Jordi Meeus

Another interesting read: route 3rd stage 2025 Tour de France.

Tour de France 2025, stage 3: routes & profiles

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