Tim Merlier wins stage nine of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Mathieu van der Poel's hopes of an audacious breakaway victory are dashed inside the final kilometre.

Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway while Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogačar by one second.

Irish rider Ben Healy on Thursday won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway, while Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar by one second.

Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar by one second.

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Mathieu van der Poel spent the whole day at the front before being caught by the chasing pack less than a kilometer from the finish.

Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway Thursday. Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar by one second.

Ben Healy broke away on his own to win Stage 6 at the Tour de France. Mathieu van der Peul also took back the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar.