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Saturday, May 10: Stage 4, Ardres - Licques, 188.7 km

The Race: This is nice. Thierry Hupond, today's stage winner has been a pro for seven years and never won a race. He has spent his career helping others win.

He and teammate Nikias Arndt bridged up to a tiring break and left it behind and then Hupond headed for the finish alone.

When he came to the finish he said he was afraid to let go of the handlebars. "I do not know how it's done," he said. To make the day even nicer, Hupond's parents were there so see him win, a solo win at that.

Arnaud Demare (who is no stranger to winning races) remains the GC leader.

Complete Results:

1	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant-Shimano	5hr 12min 24sec
2	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant-Shimano	@ 9 seconds
3	Alexandre Pichot	Team Europcar	0:00:11
4	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
5	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:12
6	Rudy Kowalski	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:00:18
7	Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat - Auber 93	0:00:22
8	Arnaud Demare	FDJ.fr	0:00:31
9	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:32
10	Steven Tronet	BigMat - Auber 93
11	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
12	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar
13	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
14	Sébastien Delfosse	Wallonie - Bruxelles
15	Jan Ghyselinck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
16	Pieter Jacobs	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
17	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R La Mondiale
18	Maxime Vantomme	Roubaix Lille Metropole
19	Julien El Fares	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
20	Sébastien Minard	AG2R La Mondiale
21	Florian Senechal	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:00:35
22	Jimmy Turgis	Roubaix Lille Metropole
23	Jean-Marc Bideau	Bretagne Séché Environnement
24	Brian Bulgac	Team Giant-Shimano
25	Quentin Jauregui	Roubaix Lille Metropole
26	Pierre Luc Perichon	Bretagne Séché Environnement
27	Sylvain Chavanel	IAM Cycling
28	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
29	Francis De Greef	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
30	Cesare Benedetti	Team NetApp-Endura	0:00:41
31	Flavien Dassonville	BigMat - Auber 93	0:00:49
32	Pierrick Fédrigo	FDJ.fr	0:01:07
33	Frédéric Amorison	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:03:13
34	Romain Zingle	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:04:18
35	Jérôme Pineau	IAM Cycling
36	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant-Shimano
37	Anthony Geslin	FDJ.fr	0:05:04
38	Marko Kump	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:08:26
39	Yoann Offredo	FDJ.fr	0:08:43
40	Timothy Dupont	Roubaix Lille Metropole
41	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
42	David Boucher	FDJ.fr
43	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp-Endura
44	Wouter Mol	Veranclassic - Doltcini
45	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
46	Yoann Paillot	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
47	Tom Van Asbroeck	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
48	Clement Saint Martin	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
49	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
50	Jim Songezo	MTN - Qhubeka
51	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale
52	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
53	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka
54	Julien Duval	Roubaix Lille Metropole
55	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr
56	Christophe Laborie	Bretagne Séché Environnement
57	Erwann Corbel	Bretagne Séché Environnement
58	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant-Shimano
59	Benjamin Giraud	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
60	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar
61	Nico Sijmens	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
62	Roger Kluge	IAM Cycling
63	Michael Morkov	Tinkoff-Saxo
64	Antoine Demoitie	Wallonie - Bruxelles
65	Michal Kolar	Tinkoff-Saxo
66	Boris Dron	Wallonie - Bruxelles
67	Kevin Ista	IAM Cycling
68	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo
69	Alo Jakin	BigMat - Auber 93	0:11:40
70	Jesper Hansen	Tinkoff-Saxo
71	Gustav Larsson	IAM Cycling
72	Quentin Bertholet	Wallonie - Bruxelles
73	José Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
74	Bryan Naulleau	Team Europcar
75	Gediminas Bagdonas	AG2R La Mondiale
76	Florian Guillou	Bretagne Séché Environnement
77	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar
78	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
79	Yohann Gené	Team Europcar
80	Sascha Weber	Veranclassic - Doltcini
81	Romain Pillon	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:14:19
82	Julien Fouchard	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
83	Pierre Gouault	BigMat - Auber 93
84	Théo Vimpere	BigMat - Auber 93
85	Jonathan Dufrasne	Wallonie - Bruxelles
86	William Bonnet	FDJ.fr	0:17:32
87	Blaz Jarc	Team NetApp-Endura
88	Stéphane Poulhies	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
89	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling
90	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka
91	Gorik Gardeyn	Veranclassic - Doltcini
92	Erick Rowsell	Team NetApp-Endura
93	Mickaël Delage	FDJ.fr
94	Thomas Peterson	Team Giant-Shimano
95	Martin Wesemann	MTN - Qhubeka
96	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka
97	Ralf Matzka	Team NetApp-Endura
98	Jonathan Mcevoy	Team NetApp-Endura
99	Tom Goovaerts	Veranclassic - Doltcini
100	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
101	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling
102	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
103	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka
104	Olivier Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo

GC after Stage 4:

1	Arnaud Demare	FDJ.fr	18hr 1min 46sec
2	Sylvain Chavanel	IAM Cycling	@ 6 seconds
3	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff-Saxo
4	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:22
5	Sébastien Delfosse	Wallonie - Bruxelles
6	Florian Senechal	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:00:29
7	Pieter Jacobs	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:00:46
8	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	0:00:50
9	Steven Tronet	BigMat - Auber 93	0:00:52
10	Jan Ghyselinck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
11	Maxime Vantomme	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:00:54
12	Sébastien Minard	AG2R La Mondiale
13	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:01:00
14	Pierre Luc Perichon	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:01:03
15	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant-Shimano	0:01:49
16	Pierrick Fédrigo	FDJ.fr	0:02:27
17	Jérôme Pineau	IAM Cycling	0:04:40
18	Frédéric Amorison	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:05:11
19	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:05:58
20	Romain Zingle	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:06:16
21	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	0:06:17
22	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:06:35
23	Julien Duval	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:09:11
24	Alexandre Pichot	Team Europcar	0:09:18
25	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	0:09:29
26	Tom Van Asbroeck	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:09:48
27	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:10:23
28	Yoann Offredo	FDJ.fr	0:10:43
29	Flavien Dassonville	BigMat - Auber 93	0:10:45
30	Jean-Marc Bideau	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:11:09
31	José Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:12:02
32	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr	0:12:04
33	Quentin Jauregui	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:12:12
34	Anthony Geslin	FDJ.fr	0:13:33
35	Alo Jakin	BigMat - Auber 93	0:13:38
36	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant-Shimano	0:13:43
37	Gustav Larsson	IAM Cycling	0:13:46
38	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:14:21
39	Michael Morkov	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:14:55
40	Timothy Dupont	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:15:18
41	Brian Bulgac	Team Giant-Shimano	0:15:30
42	Wouter Mol	Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:16:04
43	Jimmy Turgis	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:16:15
44	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	0:17:52
45	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant-Shimano	0:18:29
46	Clement Saint Martin	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:19:41
47	Roger Kluge	IAM Cycling	0:20:06
48	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling	0:20:56
49	Benjamin Giraud	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:21:14
50	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	0:21:32
51	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	0:22:54
52	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:23:08
53	Antoine Demoitie	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:23:28
54	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant-Shimano	0:23:33
55	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:23:40
56	David Boucher	FDJ.fr	0:23:41
57	Francis De Greef	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:24:00
58	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:24:10
59	Julien El Fares	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:24:18
60	Cesare Benedetti	Team NetApp-Endura	0:25:35
61	Marko Kump	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:25:46
62	Stéphane Poulhies	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:26:17
63	Kevin Ista	IAM Cycling	0:27:01
64	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:27:20
65	Yoann Paillot	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:28:09
66	Jesper Hansen	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:29:02
67	Bryan Naulleau	Team Europcar	0:29:02
68	Sascha Weber	Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:29:14
69	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp-Endura	0:30:03
70	Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat - Auber 93	0:30:29
71	Rudy Kowalski	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:30:29
72	Yohann Gené	Team Europcar	0:31:47
73	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	0:32:04
74	Ralf Matzka	Team NetApp-Endura	0:32:21
75	William Bonnet	FDJ.fr	0:32:32
76	Gediminas Bagdonas	AG2R La Mondiale	0:33:00
77	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	0:33:17
78	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	0:34:09
79	Pierre Gouault	BigMat - Auber 93	0:34:31
80	Julien Fouchard	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:36:31
81	Nico Sijmens	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:36:33
82	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:36:34
83	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	0:36:43
84	Boris Dron	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:37:05
85	Florian Guillou	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:37:19
86	Christophe Laborie	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:38:56
87	Théo Vimpere	BigMat - Auber 93	0:39:02
88	Erwann Corbel	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:39:05
89	Blaz Jarc	Team NetApp-Endura	0:39:13
90	Martin Wesemann	MTN - Qhubeka	0:39:29
91	Jonathan Dufrasne	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:42:41
92	Mickaël Delage	FDJ.fr	0:44:03
93	Romain Pillon	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:44:32
94	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:45:58
95	Michal Kolar	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:46:12
96	Gorik Gardeyn	Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:46:17
97	Jim Songezo	MTN - Qhubeka	0:47:34
98	Olivier Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:47:45
99	Erick Rowsell	Team NetApp-Endura	0:48:42
100	Quentin Bertholet	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:49:08
101	Thomas Peterson	Team Giant-Shimano	0:51:13
102	Jonathan Mcevoy	Team NetApp-Endura	0:52:04
103	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	0:53:29
104	Tom Goovaerts	Veranclassic - Doltcini	1:00:20