Merlier wins! Van der Poel fails in the sprint of the Tour de France

Merlier wins! Van der Poel fails in the sprint of the Tour de France

Sachsenring, Deutschland - On July 13, 2025, the world of cycling remains in suspense, while the 112nd edition of the tour de france continues. This prestigious event, which takes place from July 5th to 27th and includes a total of 3,320 kilometers, attracts the best professional teams and cyclists every year. Today's stage was exciting: Mathieu van der Poel bravely attempted to escape, but was obtained shortly before the finish

Tim Merlier triumphed in the final mass sprint, who celebrated his second stage victory on the tour. Jonathan Milan secured second place while Arnaud de Lie landed in third place. In the overall ranking, Tadej Pogacar, who won the Tour 2024 for the third time, remains in the lead with a 54 second lead over Remco Evenepoel, which shows how extremely exciting the race in this year's edition is.

A look at the records of the tour

The Tour de France is considered the most popular bike race in the world. Scientific statistics show that the tour has been held with sponsored professional teams since 1969, with 21 to 22 teams taking each with nine drivers each year. Not only the winners of the stages are honored, but also the fastest sprinters and the overall winner receives the prestigious yellow jewelry .

A particularly remarkable record belongs to Eddy Merckx, who spent sensational 111 days in the yellow jersey. Today we must not forget that the event was originally launched in 1903 as an advertising campaign of a sports newspaper. The importance of the tour has grown enormously over time and the first place is awarded with juicy 500,000 euros.

other sports highlights of the day

But not only in cycling there was exciting news today. Marc Marquez celebrated his 200th start in the MotoGP on the Sachsenring in the MotoGP and thus secured his ninth victory at the Grand Prix of Germany. Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia came behind him.

In addition, Lionel Messi caused a sensation in the MLS by scoring two goals in the 2-1 win of Inter Miami against Nashville and now has an impressive 16 goals in 16 games. In the Mountain Bike World Cup, Alessandra Keller achieved a strong second place in the Olympic Cross Country in Andorra after winning in the short track. It turns out that the athletes: on the inside had a good knack in competition.

Today's reporting on various sporting events shows once again: The passion for sport combines us all. Whether with cycling, football or MotoGP - the athletes give everything to realize their dreams and goals. Stay tuned when things go exciting!