00:30de Tim Merlier.
00:33Et
00:34from the earliest stages
00:36a five-rider breakaway
00:37establishing itself out front
00:39ahead of a group
00:40en main peloton
00:42led by
00:43Vigardstak Elangen
00:44or Benoit Kosnefrost
00:46UAE team member
00:48of its XRG squad.
00:49Eric Fetter
00:49scoring the mountains
00:51the intermediate sprint points
00:53for the first time of asking.
00:57Victor Vercouilly
00:59from Team Flanders-Bauwaz
01:01launching at the first of two
01:04climbs
01:05and Eric Fetter
01:06again proving
01:08his sprinting prowess
01:10and investing hard
01:12to try and claim
01:14two jerseys on the day.
01:17Points going to Eric Fetter
01:18ahead of Victor Vercouilly
01:20and changeable weather conditions
01:22for the riders throughout the day.
01:24Adam Rives
01:24sprinting well
01:26the youngest rider in the group
01:27at just 18 years of age.
01:28the main peloton
01:30well never giving
01:32the five-rider breakaway
01:33more than
01:34two minutes of an advantage.
01:36That paired back
01:37and for much of the afternoon
01:38sitting at around
01:39about the minute mark.
01:42Tough day in the saddle
01:43for all riders.
01:44back in the bike race.
01:46The oldest rider in the bike race.
01:4839 years of age
01:49heading for retirement
01:50and watching with interest
01:51not getting involved
01:52in the battle
01:53for intermediate sprint points
01:55but Adam Rives
01:56is trying to surprise the rest.
01:59Victor Vercouilly
02:00looking like he might
02:01just have enough
02:02but once again
02:03Eric Fetter
02:05their time of asking
02:06claiming the points
02:07and claiming the bonus seconds
02:08as he looked to protect
02:09his situation
02:10at the head
02:11of the white jersey classification
02:13for best Hungarian rider.
02:15As the day went on
02:18Victor Vercouilly
02:19showing his impressive
02:21powers of endurance
02:23and indeed his sprint ability
02:24as he took the second
02:26and final climb of the day
02:28to draw level
02:30with Eric Fetter
02:31at the top
02:32of the mountain standings.
02:33It would go down
02:34to positions
02:34at the finish line
02:35on general classification.
02:37Adam Rives
02:37the nasty tumble
02:39on treacherous roads
02:41and a road rash
02:43accumulated
02:43for the teenager.
02:45He would be reclaimed
02:45by the bunch
02:46and leave his four
02:47breakaway companions
02:48to try and hold off
02:49the rest
02:50as began
02:51a competition between them
02:53arriving at the
02:54third and final
02:55sprint of the day
02:56just inside
02:5725 kilometers to go.
02:58Victor Vercouilly
03:00taking the bonus seconds
03:02pressing on
03:03with Bauke Moulme
03:04having to work
03:06very hard indeed
03:07in the company
03:07of Michael van Turenhout
03:08to work their way
03:09back on.
03:10Eventually the break
03:11was retained
03:12and it came down
03:13to the anticipated
03:14final thrash
03:15for Glory
03:16up the finishing
03:17straight in Sexard.
03:18Long reach out
03:20from 450 meters
03:21to go
03:21for Fernando Gaviria
03:24from the Carer Al team
03:25looking to surprise
03:27the rest.
03:27Max Cantor
03:28overhauled
03:29by Tim Merlier
03:30and Sebastian Milano
03:32also in the mix
03:32but it was Merlier
03:33that got up
03:34to take his second victory
03:36in three days
03:38vanquishing
03:38the two Colombian riders.
03:41A fourth success
03:42from just seven days
03:43of racing
03:44in 2026
03:45for Tim Merlier
03:46almost apologetic
03:47and the Gaviria
03:49so close
03:50but
03:50the class of Merlier
03:52once again
03:53displayed
03:54on the roads
03:55of Hungary.
04:00The overhead
04:01reveals just
04:02what an advantage
04:03Gaviria
04:04had managed
04:05to accrue
04:06and just what a job
04:07Tim Merlier
04:08did
04:08to get there
04:09in time
04:10to get his arm
04:11aloft
04:12and Sebastian Milano
04:13too sprinting well
04:17the class rising
04:18to the top
04:19at the end
04:19of a difficult day
04:20for the riders
04:21on the roads
04:21of Hungary
04:24success
04:25for the
04:25Sudal
04:26quick step
04:26man
04:28another Gaviria
04:29with his third
04:30top ten
04:31in three days
04:33of racing
04:36impressive consistency
04:37all round
04:39Merlier
04:42at the top
04:43of the pile
04:45after a late
04:46start of the season
04:48sticking over nicely
04:49and that
04:50had moved him up
04:51into the overall
04:52race lead
04:53once again
04:54overhauling
04:55Benoit Koznoffal
04:56now with a four
04:56second margin
04:57heading to the
04:58penultimate stage
04:59of the race
05:01Juan Sebastián Milano
05:03another sprinter
05:04in the top three
05:04but the big GC
05:06appointment coming
05:06on stage four
05:07Merlier
05:08at the top
05:08of the pile
05:09but what would
05:09happen on stage four
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