For the second time in three days, Tim Merlier has proven himself the quickest sprinter in the field at the 2025 AlUla Tour. On Thursday, Soudal - Quick-Step's European champion emerged victorious in a crash-affected sprint on stage 3.
“The legs were good today,” Merlier reflected when speaking to the media afterwards. “I felt good. In the final it was a bit hectic. There was a left turn, but that turned out to be for the cars, not for us. We almost took the wrong exit. I was a bit surprised, but I took the win, so I'm happy.”
There was also the added drama of echelons, although Merlier himself seemed unbothered. “It was not really a big fight, a large group stayed together,” said the Belgian. “It was okay. They were not real echelons.”
1 | Merlier Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 14 | 04:16:23 |
2 | Groenewegen Dylan | Team Jayco-AlUla | 5 | + 00 |
3 | Molano Sebastian | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3 | + 00 |
4 | Moschetti Matteo | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
5 | Barbier Pierre | Wagner Bazin WB | + 00 | |
6 | Brustenga Marc | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 00 | |
7 | Fedorov Yevgeniy | XDS Astana Team | + 00 | |
8 | Dauphin Florian | Team TotalEnergies | + 00 | |
9 | Bruttomesso Alberto | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 | |
10 | Kolze Changizi Sebastian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
11 | Romele Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | + 00 | |
12 | Van Rooy Kenneth | Wagner Bazin WB | + 00 | |
13 | Degenkolb John | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 | |
14 | Van Lerberghe Bert | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 | |
15 | Hatherly Alan | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 00 | |
16 | Fancellu Alessandro | JCL Team Ukyo | + 00 | |
17 | Basset Pierre-Henry | XDS Astana Team | + 00 | |
18 | Quick Blake | Roojai Insurance | + 00 | |
19 | Kepplinger Rainer | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 | |
20 | Johnston Calum | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 | |
21 | Pasqualon Andrea | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 | |
22 | Abrahamsen Jonas | Uno-X Mobility | + 00 | |
23 | Wallin Rasmus Bøgh | Uno-X Mobility | + 00 | |
24 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 00 | |
25 | Dversnes Fredrik | Uno-X Mobility | + 00 | |
26 | Jegat Jordan | Team TotalEnergies | + 00 | |
27 | Reynders Jens | Wagner Bazin WB | + 00 | |
28 | Zijlaard Maikel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
29 | van den Broek Frank | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 | |
30 | Babor Daniel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 | |
31 | Haquin Henri-Francois | Wagner Bazin WB | + 00 | |
32 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
33 | van der Meulen Max | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 | |
34 | Garibbo Nicolo | JCL Team Ukyo | + 00 | |
35 | Kulset Johannes | Uno-X Mobility | + 00 | |
36 | Jakobsen Fabio | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 | |
37 | Holter Ådne | Uno-X Mobility | + 00 | |
38 | Boniface Lucas | Team TotalEnergies | + 00 | |
39 | Erzen Zak | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 | |
40 | Ibanez Javier | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 | |
41 | Leroux Samuel | Team TotalEnergies | + 00 | |
42 | Walscheid Max | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 15 | |
43 | Thalmann Roland | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 15 | |
44 | Mezgec Luka | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 15 | |
45 | Liepins Emils | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 15 | |
46 | Parisini Nicolò | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 21 | |
47 | Mikutis Aivaras | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 23 | |
48 | Vervenne Jonathan | Soudal Quick-Step | + 23 | |
49 | Warlop Jordi | Soudal Quick-Step | + 23 | |
50 | Stockwell Oliver | Bahrain Victorious | + 23 | |
51 | Grellier Fabien | Team TotalEnergies | + 23 | |
52 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | + 23 | |
53 | Bjerg Mikkel | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 23 | |
54 | Frison Frederik | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 23 | |
55 | Zukowsky Nickolas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 23 | |
56 | Iribar Unai | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23 | |
57 | Van Hautegem Leander | Wagner Bazin WB | + 23 | |
58 | Bregnhøj Mathias | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 23 | |
59 | González Abner | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 23 | |
60 | de Bod Stefan | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 23 | |
61 | Elosegui Iñigo | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23 | |
62 | Uriarte Diego | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23 | |
63 | Pesenti Thomas | Soudal Quick-Step | + 23 | |
64 | Darder Sergi | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 23 | |
65 | Delbove Joris | Team TotalEnergies | + 23 | |
66 | Kuzmin Anton | XDS Astana Team | + 23 | |
67 | Desal Cériel | Wagner Bazin WB | + 23 | |
68 | Richards Kane | Roojai Insurance | + 23 | |
69 | Gonov Lev | XDS Astana Team | + 23 | |
70 | Eyob Metkel | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 23 | |
71 | Pericas Adria | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 23 | |
72 | Phonarjthan Patompob | Roojai Insurance | + 23 | |
73 | Kristoff Alexander | Uno-X Mobility | + 23 | |
74 | Marcerou Nicola | Team TotalEnergies | + 23 | |
75 | Reinders Elmar | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 23 | |
76 | Bastiaens Ayco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 23 | |
77 | Raccani Simone | JCL Team Ukyo | + 23 | |
78 | Weemaes Sasha | Wagner Bazin WB | + 32 | |
79 | Buratti Nicolò | Bahrain Victorious | + 37 | |
80 | Ravbar Anze | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 37 | |
81 | D'Amato Andrea | JCL Team Ukyo | + 37 | |
82 | Hopkins Dylan | Roojai Insurance | + 37 | |
83 | Carrascosa Pablo | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 01:02 | |
84 | Aznar Hugo | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 01:02 | |
85 | Castellon Jan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 01:02 | |
86 | Dunbar Edward | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:02 | |
87 | Alabdulmunim Abdulaziz Azzam | Saudi Arabia | + 01:02 | |
88 | Aiman Shahmir | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:02 | |
89 | Vinokurov Alexandre | XDS Astana Team | + 01:02 | |
90 | Gamper Patrick | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:02 | |
91 | Azanza Ibai | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 01:02 | |
92 | Vinokurov Nicolas | XDS Astana Team | + 01:02 | |
93 | Majka Rafal | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 01:08 | |
94 | Mohd Shabri Muhammad Haizam | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:20 | |
95 | Kulset Magnus | Uno-X Mobility | + 01:23 | |
96 | Vangheluwe Warre | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:24 | |
97 | Leijnse Enzo | Team Picnic PostNL | + 01:24 | |
98 | Alkulaif Alhur | Saudi Arabia | + 01:31 | |
99 | Yamamoto Masaki | JCL Team Ukyo | + 01:31 | |
100 | Azparren Xabier | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 01:39 | |
101 | Alfairouz Jehad | Saudi Arabia | + 01:55 | |
102 | Märkl Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 | |
103 | Pidcock Tom | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
104 | Rosli Aiman | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 02:08 | |
105 | Miltiadis Andreas | Roojai Insurance | + 02:08 | |
106 | Cahyadi Aiman | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 02:10 | |
107 | Saenta Tanawat | Roojai Insurance | + 02:10 | |
108 | Kobayashi Marino | JCL Team Ukyo | + 02:10 | |
109 | Al Shaikhahmed Ali | Saudi Arabia | + 02:38 | |
110 | Almuhanna Bader | Saudi Arabia | + 02:38 | |
111 | Koishi Yuma | JCL Team Ukyo | + 02:51 | |
112 | de Kleijn Arvid | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 | |
113 | Sorarrain Gorka | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 | |
114 | Jassas Ali | Saudi Arabia | + 06:34 | |
115 | Thimachai Kongphob | Roojai Insurance | + 06:39 | |
116 | Alhassan Ali Jehad | Saudi Arabia | + 07:20 | |
117 | Eekhoff Nils | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 |