Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish and Mathieu Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey on Monday. Defending champion Tadej Pogačar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard — the main contenders — finished safely as they rolled in together with the main pack.

Brent van Moer, Burno Armirail, Andreas Leknessund and Yevgeniy Fedorov have around 95 seconds on the main peloton as Tadej Pogacar head up towards the front of the main bunch. Cofidis had 11 bikes stolen from their truck overnight before the start of the second stage of the Tour de France, the team said on Sunday.