Giro d’Italia: Tim Merlier claims first sprint stage as Pogačar’s late attack fails

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Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) won the first sprint stage of the Giro d’Italia, beating Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to the finish line of stage 3 in Fossano after a late attack led by race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was caught just 300 metres from the line.

Pogačar, who attacked with Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Mikkel Honoré (EF Education-EasyPost) with 3km to go, looked set to add a second stage win in three days to his collection.