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Belgium’s Tim Merlier powered to victory in stage three of the Giro d’Italia.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Soudal Quick-Step rider narrowly finished ahead of Jonathan Milan and Biniam Girmay in a hectic bunch sprint.<\/p>\n
Race leader Tadej Pogacar, who won stage two on Sunday, and Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas launched an attack with 3km to go.<\/p>\n
But the pair were caught before the line and Merlier was fastest as he claimed his second Giro stage win, adding to his stage two victory in 2021.<\/p>\n
“It was the hardest victory so far,” Merlier said. <\/p>\n
“It was a really hard final, in the last kilometre I never found a good slipstream, so I was always in the wind. In the last 300m I heard ‘you need to go’.<\/p>\n
“Milan was starting his sprint on the left side, I knew I was gonna be first or second and I\u2019m happy to win this one.”<\/p>\n
Slovenia’s Pogacar retains the leader’s pink jersey with a 47-second lead over Colombia’s Bora-hansgrohe rider Daniel Martinez and Thomas.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the last-minute move from Pogacar, Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas told Eurosport: “That wasn’t the plan.<\/p>\n
“I was just trying to hold his wheel, trying to give him a turn, but it was solid. I looked back and was surprised to see such a big gap but I knew they were going to come back, especially with how I was feeling.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a good start, I’m feeling all right and hopefully it will continue to build.”<\/p>\n
With 19km remaining, it was announced Wales’ Simon Carr of EF Education-Easypost had become the third rider to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s fourth stage is a 190km route from Acqui Terme to Andora on the Italian Riviera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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