Tim Merlier wins 2025 Tour de France stage 3 after serious crash

Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France featured a gruesome crash by one Belgian cyclist and came down to a massive sprint to the finish line won by one of his countrymen.

Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, who began Monday wearing the green jersey and ranked seventh in the overall chase for the yellow jersey, suffered a serious crash that forced him to withdraw from the Tour de France two days after winning its opening stage. He fell hard from his bike after contact with Bryan Coquard during the intermediate sprint portion of the stage won by Milan, who replaced Philipsen as the green jersey leader with 81 points. Philipsen had his jersey ripped in several places, suffered bloody scrapes and was attended to by the race doctor shortly afterward, according to Reuters.

Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands, who won the sprint to end stage 2 on Sunday, kept the yellow jersey. Tim Wellons of Germany claimed the polka dot jersey and the only available climbing point during stage 3 when he finished first over to the summit of Mont Cassel.

Here’s a look at the complete stage 3 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Monday, July 7, as well as what’s coming up for cycling’s biggest race:

Stage 3 results

Finals results of the 175.5-kilometer Stage 3 from Valenciennes to Dunkirk at the 2025 Tour de France from Monday, July 7.

Tour de France 2025 standings

Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands: 12h 55′ 37”
Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia: 12h 55′ 41” (4 seconds behind)
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 12h 55′ 43” (6 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 12h 55′ 47” (10 seconds)
Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 12h 55′ 47” (10 seconds)
Enric Mas, Spain: 12h 55′ 47” (10 seconds)
Joseph Blackmore, Great Britain: 12h 56′ 18” (41 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 12h 56′ 18” (41 seconds)
Ben O’Connor: Australia: 12h 56′ 18” (41 seconds)
Emanuel Buchmann, Germany: 12h 56′ 26 (49 seconds)

2025 Tour de France jersey leaders

Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands

Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy

Polka dot (mountains): Tim Wellens, Germany

White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France

Who’s wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?

In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It’s white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia.