Disputée ce dimanche 8 juin autour de la ville de Bruxelles, en Belgique, la Brussels Cycling Classic 2025 a cette année souri aux sprinteurs. Et à ce jeu-là, Tim Merlier a rappelé à quel point il était imbattable pour s'offrir son 8e bouquet de la saison ! Car si les attaquants ont tenté de profiter des trois tours du circuit où s'enchaînaient le Muur-Kapelmuur, le Bosberg et le Congoberg pour faire la différence à la mi-course, le tenant du titre Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility), Edward Planckaert (Alpecin - Deceuninck) et Tim van Dijke (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) prenant les devants à 60 bornes de l'arrivée, leur maigre avance n'a pas été suffisante pour aller au bout. Le peloton a eu tout le temps de s'organiser dans ce final moins escarpé, reprenant finalement ce trio à 9 km de l'arrivée, et on a donc assisté à un sprint massif en faux plat montant et vent de face sur l’Avenue Houba de Strooper... sur laquelle Tim Merlier a imposé sa puissance et sa vélocité pour lever les bras.
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00:00this main peloton handing down your lone attacker out front just about to come back and we're
00:07heading under the kite at the conclusion of 205 and a bit kilometers it's all in for the
00:14sprint today as the Alba Simdekunnik squad want to try and retain control here's that ramp that
00:19Michael was talking about that makes it a demanding finale the Sadal Quickstep start to
00:24try and move up Tim Rallier he's picking up on the the tail of the Picnic Post NL squad
00:29they've got Tobias Lund into prime position waiting to strut his stuff on the front into the
00:36final 500 meters Merlier is a little bit further back in the pocket he's arrived onto the tail of
00:42Binion Gourmet Alexander Kristoff sitting pretty in about seventh or eighth position it's all
00:46starting to get pretty physical as riders are moving up look like Ethan Vernon just trying to
00:51force himself onto the tail of Tim Merlier and into a very strong position and well we've barely spoken
00:57about the Tudor Pro cycling team they got Dainese into perfect position now to try and launch a lead
01:02out available for Tobias Lund to try and go for a glory here or is it going to be Bittner he's going
01:07to try and pick up and Bittner's going to try and get around Merlier but he's not going to get there
01:12Tim Merlier the European road race champion into the final hundred meters he's got more than a bike
01:16lane clear and nobody's got to stop him Tim Merlier takes victory number eight and what a sensational
01:22success it's a second victory in this race as Tim Merlier the European road race champion gets up to
01:28convert for the so now quick step squad and take the Brussels classic of 2025
01:33you