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Tour de France: Merlier wins seventh stage in sprint finish
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Tour de France: Merlier wins seventh stage in sprint finish

At the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux, Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish, a common feature in stages to Bordeaux, France's south-western major wine hotspot.

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At the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux, Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish, a common feature in stages to Bordeaux, France's south-western major wine hotspot.

At the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux, Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish, a common feature in stages to Bordeaux, France's south-western major wine hotspot. Belgian cyclist Tim Merlier won the Tour de France's seventh stage in a sprint finish in Bordeaux under scorching temperatures while reigning champion Tadej Pogacar kept the leader's yellow jersey.

Le Monde English reported the story as "Tour de France: Merlier wins seventh stage in sprint finish." The Independent reported the story as "Tim Merlier sprints to stage-seven Tour de France victory - but can’t take yellow jersey off Tadej Pogacar."

3 sources have covered this story, including Le Monde English, The Independent and France 24 English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.

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