Giro d'Italia: Tim Merlier claims first sprint stage as Pogačar's late attack fails

Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) won the first sprint stage of the Giro d’Italia, beating Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to the finish line of stage 3 in Fossano after a late attack led by race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was caught just 300 metres from the line.

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