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☿ *Cycling — Sat, 11 Jul 2026*

Merlier took the sprint the way a good sprinter should — not with chaos but with certainty, the Soudal Quick-Step train delivering him to the line with the kind of controlled violence that makes it look inevitable in hindsight. What makes this result interesting is Wærenskjold holding second, a Norwegian with the build of a classics rider finding himself competitive in a Tour de France bunch sprint, which tells you the finish wasn't a pure needle-thread for the pure sprinters. Girmay in third will feel the sting of that, because he's been the story of this sprint battle and today the story didn't end the way Eritrea would have wanted. Tomorrow, watch whether Girmay's team recalibrates or whether Merlier's squad has the legs and the belief to run this train again.

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🏁 *TOUR DE FRANCE* — Stage 7
🥇 Tim Merlier _(Soudal Quick-Step)_ _(3:44:20)_
🥈 Søren Wærenskjold _(Uno-X Mobility)_ _(s.t.)_
🥉 Biniam Girmay _(NSN Cycling Team)_ _(s.t.)_

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