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Tim Merlier secures victory in eighth stage of Tour de France

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 11, 2026, 4:05 PM

Last updated Jul 11, 2026

Tim Merlier secures victory in eighth stage of Tour de France

Summary

Tim Merlier clinched victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on July 11, dominating a bunch sprint in the Dordogne region. This marks Merlier's second consecutive stage win and his fifth overall in the Tour after overcoming a challenging positioning in the last kilometers. Despite attempts from Liam Slock in a breakaway, which held a lead for much of the stage, Merlier surged ahead in the final moments to finish ahead of Biniam Girmay and Olav Kooij. With this win, Merlier is now just 15 points behind Mads Pedersen in the green jersey standings.

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By the Numbers

•Merlier wins the eighth stage in Dordogne on July 11
•Beats Girmay and Kooij in a late sprint
•Merlier's second straight stage win
•Liam Slock led a breakaway but was caught with 1.3km left
•Merlier now close in points to Pedersen for the green jersey

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4:05 PMYahoo Sports — Merlier wins eighth stage of the Tour de France in bunch sprint

What they're saying

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Belgian Tim Merlier dominated a bunch sprint finish for the second day running to claim victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday."(It's) definitely my Tour de France."
— Yahoo Sports

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