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Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen motors to win after late crashes on stage four – as it happened

A long, boring day on the Tour ended in high drama at the Nogaro racing circuit as Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen prevailed for the second day in a row

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  • 4 Jul 2023 Mark Cavendish speaks ...
  • 4 Jul 2023 Top five on General Classification
  • 4 Jul 2023 The top five in stage four
  • 4 Jul 2023 It's another win for Jasper Philipsen!
  • 4 Jul 2023 Jasper Philipsen wins stage four!!!
  • 4 Jul 2023 Intermediate sprint result
  • 4 Jul 2023 Finally, an attack!!!
  • 4 Jul 2023 They're off and racing in stage four!
  • 4 Jul 2023 General Classification: the top five
  • 4 Jul 2023 Philipson survives sprint scrutiny to win in Bayonne
  • 4 Jul 2023 Stage four: Dax to Nagaro (181.8km)

Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen sprints to the finish line ahead of Caleb Ewan to win stage 4.

Mark Cavendish speaks ...

“Carnage it was,” says the Astana rider. “Every team will have had a plan for that final and I bet there wasn’t any that it went right for, apart from Jumbo getting their guys into that narrow road [at the entrance to the race circuit] early. It was a melting pot of riders in the final and I was constantly analysing who was there, who had other teammates and just jumping from train to train.

“Finally I seen that Mads [Pedersen] had [Jasper] Stuyven with him and they usually go early so I thought I’d use that, but it didn’t happen. In the end the rest of them got the jump on me and it was all about me getting the best finishing position for myself.”

It’s a remarkable bit of analysis, considering the chaos that was unfolding around him. He goes on to express his concern for the welfare of his teammate Luis Leon Sanchez, who was one of several riders to hit the deck in the final couple of kilometres of today’s race.

Top five on General Classification

Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) 18hr 18min 01sec

Tadej Pogacar (UAE EMirates) +06sec

Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) +06sec

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) +12sec

Wout van Aert +16sec

Adam Yates (centre) keeps the yellow jersey for a fourth day with the Tour entering the Pyrenees tomorrow.

🏆 🇧🇪 @JasperPhilipsen wins in Nogaro! 🏆🇧🇪 @JasperPhilipsen double la mise à Nogaro ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/X06zq1v7N2 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

The top five in stage four

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 25min 23sec

Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Dstny)

Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious)

Bryan Coquard (Cofidis)

Mark Cavendish (Astana)

Jasper Philipsen speaks: “It was a really easy stage,” says the stage winner. “I think everyone was trying to save some legs for the Pyrenees tomorrow. In the final kilomtre entering the circuit I heard several crashes around me so I hope everybody is OK and safe. It was a bit of a hectic final with the turns and I lost my team as well but in the ifnal straight I found Mathieu Van der Poel again and he did an amazing pull to get me to victory. My legs were cramping and Caleb was coming close.”

It's another win for Jasper Philipsen!

In chaotic scenes with riders strewn all over the road in the home straight, Mathieu Van der Poel provides another perfect lead-out for Philipsen, who wins by half a wheel from Caleb Ewan. Phil Bauhaus was third for Bahrain Victorious.

Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen (L) of team Alpecin-Deceuninck beats Australian rider Caleb Ewan (R) of team Lotto Dstny.

Jasper Philipsen wins stage four!!!

The Alpecin–Deceuninck sprinter looks to have won his second consecutive stage by inches from Caleb Ewan.

1km to go: Cofidis are doing a fine job for Bryan Coquard as the riders enter the 800m-long home straight. There’s another crash but Mark Cavendish is still upright.

1.6km to go: Fabio Jakobsen crashes! he won’t be winning today!

3.1km to go: Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton into the entrance of the Nogaro circuit with various riders near the front looking over their shoulders to see where their team-mates are.

4.6km to go: It’s getting more and more technical and the riders from various teams are getting separated from each other and starting to panic a little. Mark Cavendish is still in a good position about 12 riders from the front but Wout van Aert has lost about 30 places.

5km to go: Aussie sprinter Sam Welsford (DSM-Firmenich) elects to go the “wrong” side of a traffic island and drops to near the back of the bunch, having been riding third wheel and in a brilliant position.

8km to go: Some of the teams are riding in train formation, while others are grouped around their sprinter. Mark Cavendish is in the second row of the bunch, riding on the wheel of his teammate Luis Leon Sanchez.

9km to go: The peloton is tightly bunched with riders from eight different teams spread out across the front as we hit the final 10 klilometres of the race. The focus, obviously, is on the sprinters but everybody has his own particular job to do to help deliver their man to the front of the race near the finish line at the most opportune moment.

13km to go: Here, in no particular order, are the names to look out for in the final couple of hundred metres of today’s stage: Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla), Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal- Quick Step), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Mark Cavendish (Astana), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious), Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma), Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X) and Sam Welsford (DSM-Firmenich).

17km to go: Having reeled in today’s somewhat half-hearted breakaway, the peloton continue to make their way towards the Nogaro racing circuit, where there’s something of a pinch-point at the entrance, three kilometres from the finish line. They’re riding seven abreast in the peloton at the moment at a speed of 57km per hour.

23km to go: The cycle in the washing machine has started and packed tightly across the road, the riders of Alpecin-Deceuninck, Jumbo Visma, Lotto Dstny, Bahrain Victorius and Bora-Hansgrohe are conspicous in their little groups near the front.

💚 70 years ago, the green jersey was first introduced on the Tour de France. The best sprinters in the history of cycling have fought for it since! 💚 Le maillot vert est né il y a 70 ans sur le Tour ! Depuis, les meilleurs sprinteurs du monde se sont battus pour. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/ioJyoMXY9e — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

27km to go: In the breakaway, Anthony Delaplace takes the solitary King of the Mountains point available on today’s stage. The gap to the bunch is down to 16 seconds.

28km to go: The riders are tackling today’s only categorised climb, the Cat 4 Cote de Dému, which is two kilometres long and 218m high.

3okm to go:

Didi Senft aka 'El Diablo' cheers the two-man breakaway from the roadside.

34km to go: Anthony Delapplace (Arkea Samsic) and Benoit Cosnefory (AG2R Citreon) remain in front of the chasing posse, with a lead of 35 seconds. At the back of that posses, Astana’s Luis Leon Sanchez has a problem with his chain and stops to fix the problem with the help of a passing Cofidis mechanic. He gets back on his back and sets off in pursuit of the bunch.

Peloton politics: “I’m fairly sure that back in the 80s and before, one of the grizzled elder statesmen of the Tour (think Bernard Hinault or Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle) would decide how hard the peloton would ride at any given point,” writes Thomas Atkins. “And if they decided that the peloton was going to have an easy day, then woe betide anyone who attacked and upped the tempo when they weren’t supposed to.”

“It might not be great for viewers and advertisers but it’s arguably no worse than it being dictated by directeurs sportives who have crunched the numbers before the start and decided on precisely the mix of riders who would be allowed to ride off the front until a controlled and entirely predictable catch in the last 20-30kms.”

39km to go: We’re heading towards the business end of the stage, with the entrance to the Nogaro motor racing circuit where today’s race will be concluded approximately three kilometres from the finish.

Here’s Fabio Jakobsen on today’s finish: “Today looks good,” he told Eurosport this morning. “You’ve got a few corners but it’s wide. The last 750m is in as straight line so if you have the horses and the position then you can do it and at least [unlike yesterday] a straight line is a straight line, eh?”

46km to go: “On this slow news day, in Tour de France terms at least, I was wondering what your thoughts were regarding Jasper Philipsen having the ultimate cheat-code for the sprints with Mathieu Van der Poel as lead-out man extraordinaire?” asks Sam Huscroft. “I wonder if Cav’s best bet is to tag on to this ‘train’ and give it the beans?”

I’m not sure that a 38-year-old Cav no longer has the “beans” required to get near Philipsen in an out-and-out sprint. In terms Tory MPs Lee Andrews and Brendan Clarke-Smith might struggle to understand, Philipsen’s beans are of the Heinz variety, compared to the own brand version Cav is reduced to giving these days. The gap is down to 36 seconds.

53km to go: Messrs Cosnefroy and Delaplace are a minute clear of the bunch, which is being led by the riders of Alpecin-Deceuninck at a speed of 57km per hour.

Benoit Cosnefroy of AG2R Citroen Team and Anthony Delaplace of Arkea-Samsic pictured in action.

Intermediate sprint result

With so much going on out on the road, it’s taken a while to cobble together the result of the intermediate sprint.

1. Jasper Philipsen (20pts) 2. Bryan Coquard (17) 3. Caleb Ewan (15) 4. Mads Pedersen (13) 5. Jordi Meeus (11) 6. Mark Cavendish (10) 7. Favio Jakobsen (9) 8. Peter Sagan (8) 9. Alexander Kristoff (7) 10. Biniam Girmay (6) 11. Corbin Strong (5) 12. Michal Kwiatkowski (4) 13. Cees Bol (3) 14. Mathieu Van der Poel (2) 15. Jonas Abrahamsen (1)

69km to go: “Belgian TV have just been on the phone with Eddy Merckx,” writes Franky Vlaeminck. “Apparently he’s totally cool with Cavendish potentially beating his record number of wins.”

On Eurosport, former sprinter Robbie McEwan gives Cavendish a “one per cent chance” of winning the stage he needs to beat Merckx’s record during this Tour.

Eddy Merckx

71 km to go: It’s a highlight of the afternoon for the riders as they pass through the feed zone and collete their musttes full of grub.

73km to go: “I’m having a laugh over people’s complaints about the lack of pace and attacks on today’s stage,” writes Dave Hill from Indiana. “These riders, the most extreme athletes in the world, whittle their bodies down to nubs over the course of 2,200 miles at speeds we couldn’t achieve in our dreams, and we’re complaining because they take a few hours to brace themselves for the trials to come? If nothing else, let’s just enjoy the scenery. Or get outside yourself on a ride today. Some people are never satisfied!”

It’s a fair point, well made. After all, some of these riders have spent two whole days whittling their bodies down to nubs in this year’s Tour since it started way, way back last Saturday. The gap is 50 seconds.

81km to go: In an interview with Eurosport, AG2R Citreon team manager Vincent Lavenu says that French TV were complaining that nothing is happening today and want to see some French riders at the head of the race, so he gave Benoit Cosnefroy permission to launch an attack.

His fellow Normandy native, Anthony Delaplace either agreed or was ordered to go with him, although the Arkea Samsic rider looked far less enthused by the prospect of embarking on what will almost certainly be little more than an energy-sapping kamikaze mission.

Finally, an attack!!!

84km to go: Benoit Cosnefroy (AG2R Citreon) and Anthony Delaplace (Arkea Samsic) throw their chapeaux into the ring for today’s combativity award by jumping off the front of the bunch and attacking. It’s Cosnefroy who is in the box-seat for the race number encased in perspex, as he went first before looking over his shoulder to see if anyone might join him. They quickly open a gap of a minute.

Benoit Cosnefroy and Anthony Delaplace break from the peloton.

88km to go: More excitement! At the front of the bunch, Quinn Simmons puts the hammer down to lead out Mads Pedersen for the intermediate sprint but it’s yesterday’s stage winner Jasper Philipsen who takes maximum points.

92km to go: “Historically, the Tour has been a force for fairness, non-cheating and following the spirt of cycling,” writes Ruaidhrí Groom. “But is there a chance that the peloton are taking it handy today to hand the stage to Cavendish? He should refuse to win such a stage!”

I can’t remember off the top of my head who it was but sone of our readers suggested yesterday that, given the paucity of talent in Cavendish’s team when it comes to leading out their sprinter, it’s not inconceivable that at some point later in the race, assorted mates of his from various teams might go rogue in order to form a train to help him win one of the later stages, much like happened in Rome at the Giro. On that occasion, Geraint Thomas put in a big shift to help deliver Cav to where he needed to be on the final day.

96km to go: Tell Franky (102km to go) that I am 62, have been cycling since I took the stablisers off and I am still bored,” writes Jem Lee. “Been telling mates how exciting the Tour is and what a spectacle it always is – they will think I have lost the plot watching this. I think even I could keep up with them at this rate.”

There are faint signs of life in the peloton as assorted teams start to get their ducks in a row ahead of the intermediate sprint in approxiamtely eight kilometres.

97km to go: With more than half of the stage to go, nothing continues to happen at quite a sedate pace. Good luck to the jury who have to pick the most combative rider from today’s stage. I’ve seen far more aggressive efforts when the traffic lights outside Stockwell Tube station turn green during a morning rush hour.

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After a dramatic finish in stage 3 as the sprinters took center stage of the 2023 Tour de France, cyclists take off from Dax on July 4 for the fourth day of the race. 

Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen won stage 3, narrowly beating Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan. While Philipsen won the stage, Adam Yates, who won stage 1, will wear the yellow jersey for the third straight day of the The Tour.   

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Stage 4 begins in Dax and ends in Nogaro and is the first day the Tour is entirely in France after having started in Spain. 

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Stage 4 of the Tour de France begins in Dax and ends in Nogaro for a total of 112.53 miles of flat terrain. The most significant part of this race is the finale which will be located on a motorsport track. 

The route for Stage 4 is relatively light compared to what the riders have gone through so far. With the lack of difficult summits or hilly terrains, the riders can use this day to conserve some energy for later stages. 

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The Cote de Demu appears 96.7 miles into the route and last about 1.3 miles at 3.5%. 

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Welcome to Cyclingnews live text for Stage 4 of the Tour de France .

The riders arrived on French soil yesterday and they will race for the first time there today, beginning the day in Dunkirk and heading 171.5km to Calais.

Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma) currently wears the yellow jersey. He came second in all three of the opening three stages of the race in Denmark, and today could be a good stage for him to take his first stage win of the year.

The route is hilly with six category four climbs scattered along the route, and one intermediate sprint.

The climbs are short and punchy, with the final ascent coming just over 10km from the finish line. It's likely to be another day for the sprinters, the last opportunity for the fast men for a while, however with the more difficult terrain to contend with there is an outside chance of a breakaway win. 

Prior to the stage start, the riders and crowds in Dunkirk take part in one's minute's applause for the victims of the mall shooting in Copenhagen on Sunday.

And we're off! The riders roll out of Dunkirk for the départ fictif. Wout van Aert is resplendent in the maillot jaune. Fabio Jakobsen wears green on his behalf, while Tadej Pogačar retains the white jersey as leader of the youth classification.

Magnus Cort Nielsen wears polka dots as leader of the king of the mountains competition following an incredible number of kilometres in the breakaway on stage 2 and 3 on his home soil in Denmark.

The riders will soak up the vibrant atmosphere along the sea front in Dunkirk as they travel for around 15 minutes before the flag drops and the racing begins in earnest.

The peloton are all smiles on a bright, sunny and breezy day in Northern France.

Race director Christian Prudhomme shares a few words with Lotto Soudal's Phillippe Gilbert from the commissaire's car. The veteran Belgian rider celebrates his 40th birthday today.

Just 2km remain until the flag drop - the 'départ réel' where racing can begin. 

Current leader in the mountains competition Magnus Cort confirms in his pre-race interview he'd like some company in the breakaway today, but he doesn't think it's a day for the breakaway to triumph.

EF Education-EasyPost's British rider Owain Doull deals with an early mechanical in the neutralised zone.

Race director Christian Prudhomme appears through the sunroof and raises his flag ready to get the action on Stage 4 of the Tour de France underway.

We're underway here for Stage 4 and the polka dot jersey, Magnus Cort Nielson (EF Education-Easypost) is already away from the front of the bunch, along with a companion - Anthony Perez from Cofidis.

With the peloton already spread across the road it looks as though we may have already established our day's early break. Cort and Perez are going to become very well acquainted today, if no-one else decides to try and escape up the road.

Looks as though Owain Doull actually hurt his finger in a minor crash during the départ fictif. He drops back to the medical car for assistance.

Cort and Perez have already amassed a comfortable gap of 1.50 over the peloton, who seem content with cruise control in this early part of the stage.

A nod, a smile and a thumbs up from Magnus Cort, who looks perfectly happy to be out front once again. He spent a huge proportion of Stage 3 out front alone - over 100km - so he'll be glad of the company today.

The gap moves out to almost 3 minutes. 

The first climb of the day, the Côte de Cassel, comes after around 30km, where we may see Cort and Perez battle it out for the points.

CALAIS FRANCE JULY 05 A general view of the peloton prior to the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 4 a 1715km stage from Dunkerque to Calais TDF2022 WorldTour on July 05 2022 in Calais France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images

The gap has increased to over four minutes. How much time will the peloton give them before they stabilise the gap?

It's not the first time Cofidis' Anthony Perez has shown interest in the Tour de France King of the Mountains competition. In the early stages of last year's race, he had a great battle with Bora-Hansgrohe's Ide Schelling in the hunt for KOM points. He eventually came 10th in the standings. This is his fifth Tour de France.

With the gap now pushing six minutes, Cort and Perez have built up a head of steam and the peloton have mutually agreed to extend the rest day into today's stage. There's some good-humoured chat as they come up to 20km of racing completed.

Gap to the peloton now stands at 6'20".

Despite the change in location, there is certainly a sense of déjà vu about today's stage. The lack of representation from the French continental teams in the breakaway is surprising.

Cort in the break. #TDF2022 #CouchPeloton pic.twitter.com/d2miHa2jPW July 5, 2022

With his advantage over Cort in the GC standings, Anthony Perez is currently the virtual yellow jersey.

Just a couple of kilometres stand between our two breakaway riders and the first climb of the day, the Côte de Cassel, which features a short cobbled sector - a brief hint at what is to come tomorrow on the stage to Arenberg.

The peloton have turned the corner, in terms of the time gap. They begin to slowly close it once again, heading back down towards the six minute mark. 

The Côte de Cassel climb is underway for the two breakaway riders, Magnus Cort and Anthony Perez. They traverse the cobbles as the crowds cheer them up the ascent.

Anthony Perez opens up his sprint first but Cort rides past him as they head towards the top of the climb. Both have perhaps underestimated the length of time remaining on the climb but Cort hangs on to grab the single point available, and boost his lead in the KOM classification.

The streets of Cassel are lined with fans as the riders continue through the town, catching their breath as they continue to ride uphill. 

The gap drops under five minutes as the peloton approach the climb. 

Team Total Energies and QuickStep AlphaVinyl lead the peloton over the climb in Cassel.

The gap settles once again at around 4'45".

Steven Krijswijk (Team Jumbo_Vimsa) is caught out by the increase in pace in the peloton, and chases back on at the back of the bunch.

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl have decided enough is enough and put their foot on the gas at the front of the bunch.

It's caught a number of riders by surprise, and groups of riders who've dropped off the pace fight to get back on.

The gap to the leaders is down to 4'00".

While the panic at the front of the bunch seems to have abated, the result is a second group on the road who have been distanced from the main peloton.

The gap drops below 3'30" as the second group try to make it back on. It looks as though crosswinds are slightly bothersome, something to keep an eye on as the day progresses. There is still some distance to ride before the route changes direction and begins to head west.

Race leader Wout van Aert visits the team car and shares some discussion as he exchanges his bidons. 

Still riders all over the road as the second group all try to ride back onto the main peloton.

Anthony Perez and Magnus Cort continue to ride as a duo in the day's break. They have a lead of 4'03" over the bunch.

Cofidis teams French rider Anthony Perez L and EF EducationEasypost teams Danish rider Magnus Cort Nielsen R cycle in a breakaway during the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images

The bunch are finally back together, and some choose this as an opportune moment for a comfort break as the tension eases once more.

Peace is restored to the peloton. Many riders catch up and shoot the breeze, plenty of smiles and laughter, and a chance to rehydrate. There are still five cat 4 climbs left on the stage, but the next one doesn't appear for another 25km or so.

It's still a mystery as to why QuickStep decided to stress the bunch and push the pace for a short time, as now the gap to the break stretches out to over 5 minutes once more. 

With more crosswinds to come and an intermediate sprint due in just over 10km, there's every chance things could change quickly.

The pace is stately in the bunch, with the gap stretching out to 5'49".

Jens Dekker makes an interesting point on Twitter regarding the selection of wildcard teams this year.

2 wildcard teams invited. B&B Hotels tried but failed epically on stage 1, and Total hasn't tried at all. Imagine Uno X having been invited. They would've been in the break every day. I know what I would've chosen... #TDF2022 July 5, 2022

The two breakaway riders soak up the adulation of the crowd as they ride through Wisques. Gap is out at 6'30".

The break continue to amass time over the pack. They now have over 7 minutes on the peloton, as they head towards the intermediate sprint.

The intermediate sprint in Lumbres is contested half-heartedly by the peloton. Fabio Jakobsen picked up the most points from the bunch, followed by Wout van Aert and finally Caleb Ewan in third.

With the intermediate sprint out of the way, we can begin to look toward the remainder of the categorised climbs. They are all short, some punchier than others, and with four in quick succession, there is a chance we might see the race animate. 

The first, Côte de Remilly-Wirquin, is up shortly for the breakaway.

And we're onto climb number two of the day, the category 4 Côte de Remilly-Wirquin. Cort and Perez head into it - will we see another sprint for the points?

This time the breakaway pair don't fight for the points. Cort is first over the top of the climb. He and Perez shake hands and continue on their way, still with almost 7 minutes over the rest of the bunch.

We have just under 100km to go on today's stage. 

The breakaway has 6'54" gap over the peloton.

The peloton begins the 1.1km climb of Côte de Remilly-Wirquin.

The peloton have no trouble with the climb. There is 25km to the next categorised climb, however, the landscape becomes a great deal bumpier from here on in, with plenty of uncategorised bumps along the way.

Maillot jaune Wout van Aert is off the back, pacing back onto the bunch. Nothing looks to be wrong.

The peloton have really switched off, allowing the gap to go out to 7'37".

Van Aert certainly seems to have spent a lot of time going back to his team car today - five visits, apparently. It's unclear as to whether there is any cause for concern for the Jumbo-Visma man, but it's starting to feel a bit ominous.

As a reminder, we are now into undulating landscape in northern France on this Stage 4 of the Tour de France - the first on French soil. Four more category four climbs remain, before a largely flat 10km run-in to the finish. We expected a sprint before the stage, but with potential crosswinds and a breakaway who still have a 7 minute gap on the bunch, it's hard to predict how this one will turn out.

Wout van Aert pictured earlier in the bunch. Question marks surround his condition after he's been pictured visiting his team car several times. 

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert C wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey cycles with the pack of riders during the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images

Magnus Cort and Anthony Perez have been out front for the whole day today. They still enjoy a lead of over 6 minutes, although it looks as if the peloton have finally decided to go to work.

No problem for Wout van Aert, apparently - he has just been discussing tactics with the team car.

Wout van Aert has dropped back to the team car several times in the stage. Team says there's no problem with the rider. He had a mechanical and then talked team tactics. #TDF2022 July 5, 2022

The gap is starting to fall as the peloton decide to peg the break back. It currently stands at 5'33".

Birthday boy Phillippe Gilbert has a mechanical and stops for a wheel change.

The crosswinds have picked up and tension is beginning to rise.

The pace has increased and there are some nerves as the wind picks up. The gap to the break is tumbling, going under 5 minutes for the first time in a while. 

Cort and Perez begin the third climb of the day, the Côte de Nielles-les-Blequin.

Trek-Segafredo take over at the front of the peloton and push the pace up the climb. 

Gap - 4'12".

The riders have covered 100km of ground today.

Trek-Segafredo, Alpecin-Fenix and Lotto Sooudal work at the front of the bunch, trying to increase the pace and drop the pure sprinters.

Mechanical trouble for Aleksandr Vlasov, who has to wait for a bike change. Mads Pederson too has problems, he is chasing back on as his own team work on the front.

Mads Pedersen lucky not to get into difficulty as his own team car almost swerves into him. 

The climbs come in quick succession - Magnus Cort once again picks up the single KOM point on the Côte de Harlettes as the peloton close in.

Gap is 2'42".

With 65km to go, the leading pair still hold an advantage of 2'23" over the bunch. 

The peloton flies through the French countryside as they take on a descent ahead of an uncategorised climb. 

Gap - 2'08".

The French crowds have been out in force on the first French stage of this year's Tour de France.

CALAIS FRANCE JULY 05 Fans wait for the peloton to pass at the Cte de RemillyWirquin during the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 4 a 1715km stage from Dunkerque to Calais TDF2022 WorldTour on July 05 2022 in Calais France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images

The same three teams continue to work at the front of the bunch - Trek-Segafredo, Lotto Soudal and Alpecin-Fenix. The gap has dropped below 2 minutes.

Mechanical issue for Bahrain-Victorious' Kamil Gradek - he needs a wheel change.

With 50km left of the race, the gap has stabilised slightly but there's no suggestion that the peloton aren't in complete control. The day's penultimate climb is approaching.

Cort and Perez have been at the front of the race for 120km. Their gap is currently 1'29" over the peloton as they head onto the Côte du Ventus. It's 1.1km of ascent at 4.8%, so not a huge challenge.

The GC teams come to the front as they enter the climb, with Jumbo Visma leading the charge.

The gap drops down to just over a minute, and there is one last climb to contend with for those who would hope to sprint at the end of the day. Expect fireworks on the final climb as teams with hopes for the stage try to drop the pure sprinters while others try to keep their GC leaders safe.

Magnus Cort decides he's had enough for the day and drops back, leaving Anthony Perez alone at the front. 

Cort has won 5 out of the 6 climbs, adding 5 points to his KOM tally. He will wear polka dots once again tomorrow, on Stage 5.

Anthony Perez seems determined to attack the rest of the stage. He continues to work and pushes the gap back to over 1'20" as Magnus Cort is swept up by the peloton.

By crossing the first 8 summits of the Tour de France first, Magnus Cort breaks a record set by Federico Bahamontes in 1958. 

The Dane has notched up 400km in the break across three road stages so far this year at the Tour.

The gap holds steady as Anthony Perez puts in a shift, now the solo breakaway rider. 

At the other end of the race, Magnus Cort drops out the back of the peloton following a big day up front.

There's been a coming together at the back of the bunch as the road narrowed going into a commune - everyone seems OK.

The riders are heading north, back to the North Sea coast. Shortly they will arrive at the the Côte d'Opale and tackle the final climb of the day, the Cap Blanc-Nez. The white cliffs are reminiscent of the Dover cliffs on the other side of the English channel.

Jumbo Visma and Team BikeExchange-Jayco lead the way through the twisting, turning streets of Marquise and there are some cross words exchanged as the tension builds.

The teams are blocked across the road with the gap to the race leader Anthony Perez down to 1'05". There is a very real sense of tension among the bunch.

Lotto Soudal, Team DSM, Jumbo-Visma and BikeExchange are the teams most visible, colour blocking at the front of the pack.

If nothing else, Anthony Perez has guaranteed that he will be voted most combative rider of the day, and wear the red combativity dossard for tomorrow's stage. He's shown the Cofidis jersey proudly and prominently, in an area of the country that's not far from the home of the team, in Lille.

Perez maintains his gap of just over 1'00 with the coast and the final climb of the day, the Cap Blanc-Nez, just over 10km away.

Anthony Perez lead drops below a minute for the first time.

Perez' time is surely almost up. The gap has fallen to 33'.

Perez keeps his gap at just over 30" with around 5km to go until the final climb of the day. We could see real fireworks here, as teams look to gain an advantage going into the final 10km of the race. 

It's unlikely to be enough to distance the pure sprinters, with 10km of flat following on after, but it could cause some drama for any rider who isn't paying close attention.

The teams are lined up ready for the climb. With 15km to go, Anthony Perez continues to work alone at the front, and has 31" on the bunch.

Stunning views as the coast is finally in sight and the riders head towards Calais. It's almost time for the final climb where we could see action and possibly splits in the bunch.

13km to go - 24" the gap. 

Jumbo-Visma protect the yellow jersey of Wout van Aert. 

Ineos lead into the short descent that leads into the final climb. The gap is diminishing rapidly, it stands at just 10 seconds.

The catch is made. Anthony Perez has rode bravely all day, but his solo break is over. Jumbo-Visma and Ineos pull hard into the climb.

Jumbo-Visma tear up the climb causing splits in the bunch. Only Ineos are able to stay with them.

This is huge from Jumbo-Visma - with Roglic and van Aert both at the front and spits behind, it could even cause time gaps in the GC contest.

Wout van Aert powers up the climb in the lead. 

He looks behind him. He's dropped everyone including Roglič. Adam Yates stays with him for Ineos.

The climb was short, sharp, and punchy - as Wout van Aert goes clear at the front, Dylan Groenewegen loses the wheel at the back.

The bunch have absolutely exploded following that huge burst of power from Jumbo-Visma. 

Van Aert is 10 seconds clear at the front of the race.

7km remaining. Wout van Aert is determined not to let another stage win slip through his grasp  - he has built up a 22" lead now.

It's going to take some time to work out where everyone is but one thing is clear: Wout van Aert wants this stage win, and he's stretching out his lead - 26" to the next group.

3.6km to go - van Aert maintains his lead as the rest of the bunch pull hard to try and make a dent in the deficit.

Lotto Soudal drive the pace as the sprinters teams work to close the gap - they are not letting van Aert add to his lead. 

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl now take up the charge. The gap is 18 seconds but with only 1.2km remaining, van Aert is looking good for the win.

The effort is clear to see on van Aert's face as he drives into Calais in the maillot jaune. He is 600m from victory.

Van Aert closes in on victory in Calais.

Wout van Aert wins Stage 4 of the Tour de France.

Jasper Philipsen wins the sprint for second place.

Wout van Aert celebrates with his team, as he wins his first stage of the 2022 Tour in the yellow jersey. 

Jasper Philipsen had a moment of thinking he'd won the stage, before Christophe Laporte pointed to Wout van Aert. A tough moment for the rider from Alpecin.

Van Aert defends his yellow jersey and extends his lead in green in a real display of power at today's finish

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to win the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

"I didn't want to take the risk anymore," Wout van Aert said about avoiding a bunch sprint finish.

"We were in a perfect position thanks to Nathan and Stevie. Tiesj took over and in the wheel it was already super hard. The goal was to go full to the top and see what happened.

"By going full I also put the others in a good position so they didn't have to ride. Then it was just 10km of all out suffering."

Adam Yates on Jumbo-Visma...

"They did the same thing at Paris-Nice and we had a suspicion they might do it, and they did the same thing, sprinting full gas from the bottom to the top. I just about ran out of legs just over the top but there was only one other guy there that was better than me, so not much more I could do.

"We went into the climb in a good position thanks to the guys, and I did my best to hold on for as long as possible.

When asked about tomorrow's cobbled stage, Yates added, "No, I'm not looking forward to it."

So, as a result of his solo attack into Calais Wout van Aert extends his lead over Yves Lampaert in second on GC to 25 seconds.

He leads the points classification with 170 points over Fabio Jakobsen in second on 109.

Magnus Cort's ride today led to him breaking a very old record as he was the first rider to crest the first eight climbs of the Tour in first place.

Wout van Aert celebrates as he wins stage 4 of the Tour de France in Calais.

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to win the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images

Check out our stage 4 report here, with a full report, results, and gallery

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert celebrates on the podium after winning the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images

As well as extending his lead in the yellow jersey fight, Van Aert also leads the green jersey points standings.

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert wearing the sprinters green jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

Magnus Cort is still in polka dots after another day in the breakaway

EF EducationEasypost teams Danish rider Magnus Cort Nielsen wearing the climbers dotted jersey celebrates on the podium after the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

Tadej Pogačar remains in white, too, with no change among the jersey holders after stage 4.

UAE Team Emirates teams Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best young riders white jersey celebrates on the podium after the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

Check out the latest updated GC standings at the Tour de France here.

Take a look back at the final kilometre of stage 4 here...

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Pogačar admits mistake after Jumbo-Visma light up Tour de France stage to Calais

Two-time Tour leader cautious before stage across the Paris-Roubaix cobbles

CALAIS FRANCE JULY 05 Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates White Best Young Rider Jersey crosses the finish line during the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 4 a 1715km stage from Dunkerque to Calais TDF2022 WorldTour on July 05 2022 in Calais France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images

Sprinters foiled by Wout van Aert on stage 4 of the Tour de France

Jakobsen continues green jersey fight as Philipsen accidentally celebrates second place

Alpecin-Deceuninck teams Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen mistakenly celebrates as he cycles past the finish line of the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

Wout van Aert takes flight to end series of near misses at Tour de France

'The yellow jersey gave me wings' says Belgian after stage 4

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Wout Van Aert wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey cycles in a breakaway in the final kilometers of the 4th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 1715 km between Dunkirk and Calais in northern France on July 5 2022 Photo by Thomas SAMSON AFP Photo by THOMAS SAMSONAFP via Getty Images

No 'Paris-Nice 2.0' as Yates marks Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France attack

British rider in fine form but not looking forward to cobbles on stage 5

CALAIS FRANCE JULY 05 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma Yellow Leader Jersey attacks in the breakaway ahead of Adam Yates of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers during the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 4 a 1715km stage from Dunkerque to Calais TDF2022 WorldTour on July 05 2022 in Calais France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

We'll have more coming in from our reporters on the ground at the Tour de France, including reaction from Mathieu van der Poel and Peter Sagan, plus a preview of tomorrow's cobbled stage 5.

That's all for our live coverage today, though. See you on Wednesday for more!

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Tour de France 2022 Route stage 4: Dunkirk - Calais

Tour de France 2022

Dunkirk has been a regular host to the Tour de France. The last stage start was in 2007. The race went to Ghent, where Gert Steegmans took the win.

Calais is relatively unexperienced in terms of hosting La Grande Boucle. It’s the third time in the 120-year history of the Tour that the town on the Opal Coast welcomes the race withins its borders. Previous occassions were in 1994 – TTT start – and in 2001. That last stage went to Antwerp and was won by Marc Wauters. So both were stage starts, 2022 is bound to see the first stage finish in Calais.

With both start and finish coastal towns windy conditions could play a crucial role. Moreover, the route is far from flat, although big climbs are absent. The combination of constant winds and neverending undulations could prove to be decisive, while the last climb of the day is expected to have an impact as well. The Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez is 900 metres long, averages 7,5%, and is crested 10.8 kilometres before the finish.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

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