Merlier wins Giro d’Italia stage three as Pogacar and Thomas surge falls short

Belgian sprinter wins after GC contenders’ late break is caughtPogacar stays in pink jersey, 46 seconds ahead of ThomasBelgian sprinter Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday, after race leader Tadej Pogacar had threatened to steal a march on the sprinters with a late burst.The mostly flat 166km ride from Novara to Fossano was expected to culminate in a sprint finish, but Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) had other plans. The man in the pink jerse