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Tuesday, July 4: Stage 4, Mondorf les Bains - Vittel, 207.5 km

Stage 4 map & profile | Stage 4 photos | Organizer's stage 4 preview

100 meters to go: Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish bumped near the barrier and Cavendish has gone down. Arnaud Demare (center, blue shoulders) won the stage.

Weather at the finish town of Vittel at 1:15 PM, local time: 24C (76F) and going up to 26C (80F). Partly cloudy with the wind from the NNW at 4mph. No rain is forecast.

Rated ascent:

• Km 170.5: Col des Trois Fontaines, 1.9 km @ 7.4% - cat. 4

The race: Update! Peter Sagan has been kicked out of the 2017 Tour de France.

195 riders started the fourth stage at 12:18 PM. It's the third consecutive stage that's longer than 200 kilometers.

Km 48: At almost the gun, Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) took off. He's still out there, alone, with a 12min 31sec lead on the pack. He's a good rider, having won Le Samyn earlier this year.

Km 85: Van Keirsbulck is slowly being reeled in. After getting more the 13 minutes ahead of the field, he now has a 7min 50sec gap. Team Sky had been leading the field, but Lotto-Soudal & Quick Step have also thrown in some horsepower at the front.

Km 105: Van Keirsbulck is still out there, now with a 6min 3sec lead. FDJ, Lotto-Soudal and Quick Step have riders pulling. Team Sky is clustered near the front. The race is averaging about 41 km/hr.

Km 124: Van Kiersbulck is still alone, now with a lead of 5 minutes. Things have speeded up a bit. Average speed for the stage so far is 41.5 km/hr

Km 135: Van Kiersbulck is being reeled in in a slow, controlled manner. With 73 kilometers to go he is 4min 44sec ahead.

Km 181, 26.5 to go: It's only a matter of time. Van Kiersbulck is 76 seconds ahead of the field.

The finish: Van Kiersbulk was caught with 16.5 kilometers to go, setting things up for a big rush to the line. Going up the side Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish bumped with Cavendish going down. Arnaud Demare won the stage with Geraint Thomas retaining his GC lead. Cavendish's team has put in a protest against Sagan, asking that he be kicked out of the Tour.

Peter Sagan was initially relegated to 115th place with a 30sec penalty, but has now been kicked out of the 2017 Tour de France.

Here's the NBC video of the crash:

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Arnaud Démare stormed to victory in stage 4 of the 104th Tour de France as he fended off Peter Sagan and Alexander Kristoff in a bunch gallop in Vittel. Two crashes in the last kilometer prevented some sprinters from contesting the victory. Geraint Thomas retained the yellow jersey for the fourth consecutive day ahead of the first summit finish at La Planche des belles filles.

195 riders took the start of stage 4 in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxemburg. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) attacked from the gun and there was no reaction from the peloton. He got a 13.15 advantage at km 59 before Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors) started setting the pace of the peloton after leaving the Team Sky of race leader Geraint Thomas regulating a slow tempo for the first hour of racing.

French teams FDJ with Arthur Vichot and Cofidis with Nicolas Edet, racing for their respective sprinter Arnaud Démare and Nacer Bouhanni, helped the two Belgian squads from half way into the stage. The gap was down to six minutes with 90km to go. At the intermediate sprint of Goviller with 50km to go, the deficit of the peloton was 2.40 and the fastest man was Démare who outsprinted Peter Sagan, André Greipel and Marcel Kittel. Van Keirsbulck's advantage was down to two minutes when he scored the only King of the Mountains up for grabs at the col des Trois-Fontaines 37km away from the finish in Vittel. Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac) remained in the polka dot jersey, becoming the first American to do so since Greg LeMond (in 1986), Tejay van Garderen (in 2011) and Taylor Phinney (yesterday) lost it after one day.

Van Keirsbulck was reined with 16.5km to go after 191 kilometers of a solo breakaway. He received the price of the most aggressive rider of the day. A crash with one kilometer to go stopped Marcel Kittel. Démare made the right move to overtake Alexander Kristoff while Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish clashed and the Brit went down heavily. Démare is the first Frenchman to win a bunch sprint of the Tour de France since Jimmy Casper in Strasbourg in 2006. The last French stage winner wearing the blue-white-red jersey of French champion was Thomas Voeckler in Bagnères-de-Luchon in 2010 Luchon. Démare also took the green jersey, which no Frenchman did since Sylvain Chavanel, also in 2010. Geraint Thomas came home safely to retain the yellow jersey.

Complete Results: Since this was posted, Peter Sagan has been kicked out of the 2017 Tour de France.

Riders delayed by the crashes near the finish were given the same time as winner Demare. Hence, the rather confused looking stage results times after 116th place.

Stage 4 photos

205.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.811 km/hr

1	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	4hr 53min 54sec
2	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
3	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
4	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
5	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
6	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
7	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
8	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
10	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
11	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
12	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
13	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
14	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
15	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
16	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
17	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
18	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	s.t.
19	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
20	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
21	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	s.t.
22	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
23	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
24	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
25	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
26	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
27	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
28	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
29	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
30	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
31	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
32	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
33	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
34	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
35	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
36	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
37	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
38	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
39	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	s.t.
40	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
41	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
42	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
43	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
44	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
45	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
46	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
47	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	s.t.
48	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
49	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
50	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
51	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
52	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
53	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
54	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
55	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
56	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
57	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
58	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
59	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
60	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
61	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
62	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
63	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
64	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
65	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
66	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
67	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
69	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
70	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
71	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
72	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
73	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
74	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
75	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
76	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
77	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
78	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
79	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
80	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
81	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
82	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
83	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	s.t.
84	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
86	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
87	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
88	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
89	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
90	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
91	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
92	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
93	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
94	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
95	ROOSEN TIMO	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
96	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
97	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
98	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
99	BENNETT GEORGE	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
100	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
101	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
102	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
103	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
104	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
105	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
106	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
107	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
108	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
109	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
110	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
111	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
112	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
113	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	s.t.
114	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
115	SAGAN PETER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
116	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 53''
117	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
118	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 00' 00''
119	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 00''
120	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 00''
121	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	+ 00' 00''
122	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 00' 00''
123	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
124	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 11''
125	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 11''
126	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 11''
127	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 00' 00''
128	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 00''
129	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 15''
130	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 00''
131	VAN EMDEN JOS	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
132	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 00''
133	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 00' 00''
134	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 00' 00''
135	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 00''
136	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
137	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 00''
138	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 15''
139	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 00''
140	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 15''
141	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 00''
142	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 00''
143	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 00''
144	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 02' 15''
145	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 00''
146	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 00' 00''
147	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
148	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 00''
149	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
150	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 00''
151	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 00''
152	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 00' 00''
153	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 00' 00''
154	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 00' 00''
155	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	+ 00' 00''
156	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
157	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
158	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 00''
159	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 00''
160	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 56''
161	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 56''
162	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 00' 00''
163	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 03' 09''
164	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 12''
165	GESINK ROBERT	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
166	MARTENS PAUL	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
167	LEEZER TOM	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
168	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03' 12''
169	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 00''
170	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 00' 00''
171	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 00''
172	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 30''
173	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 30''
174	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 30''
175	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 03' 30''
176	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 30''
177	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 48''
178	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 00''
179	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
180	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 57''
181	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 00''
182	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 03' 57''
183	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 57''
184	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 57''
185	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 57''
186	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
187	CAVENDISH MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 00''
188	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 57''
189	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 03' 57''
190	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 00''
191	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 00''
192	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 00''
193	WAGNER ROBERT	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 00' 00''
194	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 00''
195	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 05' 22''

GC after Stage 4:

• GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
• Points classification leader: Arnaud Demare (FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Best young rider: Pierre-Roger Latour
• Team Classification leader: Team Sky

637.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.765 km/hr

1	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	14hr 54min 25sec
2	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	@ 12sec
3	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 16''
5	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 25''
6	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 30''
7	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 00' 32''
8	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
9	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 00' 33''
10	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 34''
11	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 00' 37''
12	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 00' 38''
13	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 40''
14	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
15	SAGAN PETER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 43''
16	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
17	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 45''
19	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
20	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	+ 00' 47''
21	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 48''
22	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 49''
24	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 51''
25	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 52''
26	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
27	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 54''
28	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
29	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
30	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 56''
31	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 03''
32	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 04''
33	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 05''
34	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
35	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 01' 07''
36	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 08''
37	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
38	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 09''
39	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 10''
40	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
41	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 12''
42	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
44	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 13''
45	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 15''
46	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 17''
47	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 18''
48	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 23''
49	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 01' 24''
50	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 27''
51	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 30''
52	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 35''
53	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 01' 37''
54	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 42''
55	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
56	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 43''
57	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 01' 50''
58	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 51''
59	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 52''
60	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 53''
61	BENNETT GEORGE	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 01' 55''
62	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 01' 58''
63	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 00''
64	VAN EMDEN JOS	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 02' 02''
65	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
66	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 02' 03''
67	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 02' 04''
68	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02' 09''
69	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 10''
70	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02' 12''
71	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 13''
72	MARTENS PAUL	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 02' 15''
73	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 02' 23''
74	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 24''
75	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 28''
76	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 28''
77	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02' 32''
78	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
79	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02' 33''
80	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 02' 39''
81	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 41''
82	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02' 45''
83	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 46''
84	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 47''
85	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
86	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
87	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 51''
88	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
89	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 52''
90	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 53''
91	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 55''
92	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 56''
93	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
94	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 00''
95	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
96	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 07''
97	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 09''
98	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 10''
99	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
100	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 03' 16''
101	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 21''
102	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 22''
103	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 23''
104	ROOSEN TIMO	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 03' 24''
105	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 30''
106	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 30''
107	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 32''
108	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 35''
109	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 38''
110	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 39''
111	GESINK ROBERT	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 03' 45''
112	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
113	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 46''
114	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 49''
115	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 52''
116	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03' 53''
117	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 03' 55''
118	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 59''
119	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04' 01''
120	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 04' 02''
121	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
122	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04' 03''
123	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04' 04''
124	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
125	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04' 05''
126	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 08''
127	WAGNER ROBERT	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 04' 09''
128	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04' 11''
129	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 17''
130	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 04' 18''
131	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 19''
132	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 25''
133	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 32''
134	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 37''
135	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 04' 43''
136	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04' 47''
137	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 04' 56''
138	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 05' 00''
139	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 05' 01''
140	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 05' 02''
141	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 05' 07''
142	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 05' 07''
143	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 05' 09''
144	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 05' 13''
145	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 05' 23''
146	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 05' 26''
147	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 05' 42''
148	CAVENDISH MARK	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
149	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 06' 12''
150	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 06' 27''
151	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 06' 44''
152	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 06' 57''
153	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 07' 09''
154	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 07' 16''
155	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 07' 16''
156	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 07' 27''
157	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 31''
158	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 07' 33''
159	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 07' 34''
160	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 07' 38''
161	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 07' 40''
162	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 08' 04''
163	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 08' 35''
164	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 37''
165	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 09' 31''
166	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 09' 41''
167	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 09' 45''
168	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 10' 08''
169	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 10' 12''
170	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 11' 57''
171	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 12' 15''
172	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 12' 42''
173	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 58''
174	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 03''
175	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 08''
176	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 13' 09''
177	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 13' 50''
178	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 14' 08''
179	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 14' 09''
180	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 14' 25''
181	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 14' 29''
182	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 43''
183	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 14' 49''
184	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 14' 51''
185	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 15' 40''
186	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 15' 50''
187	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 16' 55''
188	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 17' 16''
189	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 18' 01''
190	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 18' 44''
191	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 19' 00''
192	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 21' 41''
193	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 23' 33''
194	LEEZER TOM	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 26' 12''
195	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 32' 36''

Stage 4 map & profile

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Stage 4 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Marcel Kittel heads to the start line.

André Greipel

GC leader Geraint Thomas

The caravan arrives in Vittel

Mark Cavendish goes down after being bumped by Peter Sagan.

Arnaud Demare wins the stage. Sagan, just behind him, was relegated to 115th.

Another shot of the finish

Stage winner Arnaud Demare is the new points classification leader.

Pierre-Roger Latour retained his best young rider white jersey.

Who else? Guillaume van Kiersbulck is awarded the red number for being the day's most aggressive rider.

Geraint Thomas retained his GC lead.

Organizer's stage 4 preview:

Stage 4 will honor Luxemburger champions of the Tour de France from François Faber to Andy Schleck, the latter having the privilege to attend the start only 200 metres away from his home in Mondorf-les-Bains. It's a flattish race in the east of France with a finish in Vittel. The thermal station is famous for producing the official water of the Tour de France. It also made history for hosting the Grand Départ of the 55th edition in 1968 under the tagline “Le Tour de la santé” (the Tour of the health) one year after the tragic death of Tom Simpson on the Mont Ventoux.

This time around, it looks like a stage dedicated to sprinters but the last visit to Vittel saw the solo victory of Nicki Sorensen in 2009. But it was stage 12 and the sprinters were already tired. Now on stage 4 they are still fresh. Marcel Kittel who wears the green jersey is hungry for more, so is French champion Arnaud Démare who was the runner up in Liège and finished sixth atop the climb of the Religieuses in Longwy yesterday. The enfant du pays is a sprinter as well! Nacer Bouhanni hails from Epinal in the Vosges province that Vittel is also part of. He's yet to win his first ever stage at the Tour de France.

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