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Published June 29, 2021, 8:40 AM
Team Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan of Australia and Team Bora Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan of Slovakia (rear center) fall behind (from left) Team Alpecin Fenix’ Tim Merlier of Belgium, Team Alpecin Fenix’ Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Bahrain’s Sonny Colbrelli of Italy as they sprint to cross the finish line of the 3rd stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 182 km between Lorient and Pontivy, on June 28, 2021. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP)
Race favourites Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, as well as ace sprinters Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan were all involved in nasty crashes before Tim Merlier won a drama-filled stage three of the Tour de France on Monday, with one manager making a passionate plea for new safety measures.