2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 4, Tuesday, July 5: 
Saumur - Limoges

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Stage 4, Tuesday, July 5: Saumur - Limoges, 237.5 km

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Marcel Kittel barely wins Stage 4

Rated Ascent:

• Km 182.0: Côte de la Maison Neuve, 1.2 km @ 5.6% - cat 4

Weather: At the finish town of Limoges, 2:25 PM. 22C (72F), mostly cloudy. Wind 14 km/hr (9 mph) from the NW. No rain is forcecast.

The Race: Still, all 198 riders who began on July 2 are in the race.

Here's the organizer's race summary:

The photo-finish was once again necessary to proclaim the winner of stage  4 of the Tour de France, Tuesday. Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) claimed his first Tour victory since 2014 millimetres ahead of Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) after the longest stage of the race, 237.5 km from Saumur to Limoges. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) remains in yellow after finishing third on the eve of the first mountain stage.

A day after Armindo Fonseca's solo act, there were much more riders willing to get in the breakaway this Wednesday amongst the 198 still in the race. Andreas Schillinger (Bora-Argon18) and Markel Irizar (Trek-Segafredo) jumped in a first group at the front of the race at km 18. They were then joined by Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) to build a lead of 3'50 after 35 kilometres of racing.

The longest stage of the Tour was designed for sprinters to shine. And the peloton quickly decided to set its intentions, with Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data) maintaining the gap around 5 minutes.  It was not an easy task with the leaders travelling at an average speed of 42.3 km/h over the first three hours of racing. With 90 kilometres to go, the breakaway's lead was already down to 2 minutes.

Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale) was the first attacker swallowed by the peloton, 30 kilometres away from the finish-line. Schillinger, Naesen and Irizar resisted 20 more kilometres before Direct Energie's efforts ended their breakaway. Unfortunately for the French team, Kittel was there to edge Coquard.

After the race, Kittel said, "My physio told me I had won. I felt super proud and so happy. After missing out on the Tour last year, changing teams… the expectations were very high. We came with the goal to win on the 1st stage but we missed out on the yellow jersey. We were disappointed but the team remained focused. I felt the pressure, that also explains the emotion."

Complete Results:

Stage 4 photos

237.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.379 km/hr

1	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	5hr 28mn 30sec
2	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
3	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	s.t.
4	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
6	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
7	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
8	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
9	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
11	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
12	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
13	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
14	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
15	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
16	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
17	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
18	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
19	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
20	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
21	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	s.t.
22	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
23	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
24	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
25	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
26	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
27	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
28	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
29	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
30	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
31	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
32	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
33	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
34	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
35	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
37	FROOME Christopher	TEAM SKY	s.t.
38	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
39	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
40	THOMAS Geraint	TEAM SKY	s.t.
41	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
42	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
43	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
44	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
46	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
47	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
48	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
49	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
50	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
51	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
52	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
53	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
54	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
55	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
56	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
57	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
58	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
59	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
60	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
61	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
62	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
63	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
64	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
65	LANDA Mikel	TEAM SKY	s.t.
66	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
67	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
68	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
69	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
70	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
70	HENAO Sergio Luis	TEAM SKY	s.t.
72	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
73	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
74	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
75	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
76	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
77	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
79	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
80	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
81	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
82	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
83	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	s.t.
84	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
85	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
86	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
87	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
88	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
89	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
91	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
92	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
93	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
94	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
95	NIEVE Mikel	TEAM SKY	s.t.
96	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
97	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
98	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
99	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
100	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
101	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	s.t.
102	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
103	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	s.t.
104	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
104	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
106	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
107	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 19''
108	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
109	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 00' 21''
109	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
111	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
112	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 25''
114	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 28''
115	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 32''
116	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 00' 37''
117	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
118	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 42''
119	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 46''
120	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 52''
121	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
122	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
123	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
124	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 57''
125	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 11''
126	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 14''
127	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
128	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
129	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 01' 33''
130	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
131	ROWE Luke	TEAM SKY	s.t.
132	KIRYIENKA Vasili	TEAM SKY	s.t.
133	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
134	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
135	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
136	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
138	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
139	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
140	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
141	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
142	STANNARD Ian	TEAM SKY	s.t.
143	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
144	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
145	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
146	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
147	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
148	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
149	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	s.t.
150	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
151	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
152	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
153	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
154	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
155	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
156	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
157	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	s.t.
158	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
159	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 46''
160	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 56''
161	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 02''
162	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02' 08''
163	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 02' 10''
164	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
165	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03' 14''
166	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
167	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 03' 46''
168	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 52''
169	POELS Wouter	TEAM SKY	+ 04' 52''
170	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
171	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
172	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 55''
173	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
174	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 57''
175	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 05' 00''
176	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
177	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 05' 02''
178	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 05' 05''
179	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
180	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	+ 06' 01''
181	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 06' 28''
182	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	s.t.
183	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
184	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
185	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
186	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
187	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
188	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
189	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
190	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
191	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
192	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
193	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
194	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 08' 03''
195	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 59''
196	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 08' 59''
197	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
198	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 14' 38''

GC after Stage 4:

• GC leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo)
• Young rider classification leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Team classification leader: Orica-BikeExchange

832 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.495 km/hr

1	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	20hr 3min 2sec
2	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 12sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 14''
4	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 18''
5	FROOME Christopher	TEAM SKY	s.t.
6	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	s.t.
7	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
9	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
10	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
11	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
12	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
13	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
14	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
15	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
16	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
17	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
18	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
19	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
20	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
21	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
22	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
23	HENAO Sergio Luis	TEAM SKY	s.t.
24	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
25	LANDA Mikel	TEAM SKY	s.t.
26	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
27	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 00' 28''
28	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 00' 29''
29	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
30	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
31	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
32	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
33	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 00' 33''
34	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
35	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 00' 35''
36	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
37	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
38	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
39	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
41	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	s.t.
42	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
43	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 39''
44	THOMAS Geraint	TEAM SKY	+ 00' 42''
45	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 00' 44''
46	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 53''
47	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
48	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	s.t.
49	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
50	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 59''
51	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
52	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
53	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 06''
54	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
55	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01' 06''
56	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 15''
57	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 25''
58	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01' 31''
59	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
60	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 36''
61	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
62	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 37''
63	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 40''
64	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
65	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 43''
66	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 52''
67	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 57''
68	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
69	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
70	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 58''
71	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 02' 03''
72	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
73	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
74	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
75	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 07''
76	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 02' 28''
77	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 31''
78	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 02' 32''
79	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 02' 39''
80	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 02' 42''
81	NIEVE Mikel	TEAM SKY	+ 02' 48''
82	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 08''
83	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 10''
84	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
85	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
86	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	s.t.
87	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 03' 25''
88	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 03' 31''
89	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 38''
90	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 03''
91	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04' 09''
92	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
93	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 11''
94	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 04' 20''
95	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 04' 21''
96	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 04' 34''
97	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 04' 36''
98	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04' 37''
99	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04' 59''
100	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
101	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 05' 04''
102	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 12''
103	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 05' 15''
104	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 05' 20''
105	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 05' 25''
106	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 05' 31''
107	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 36''
108	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05' 46''
109	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 05' 50''
110	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 54''
111	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 06' 07''
112	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
113	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
114	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 06' 14''
115	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 18''
116	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 06' 23''
117	KIRYIENKA Vasili	TEAM SKY	+ 06' 32''
118	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 46''
119	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 53''
120	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 06' 54''
121	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 07' 09''
122	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
123	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
124	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
125	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
126	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
127	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 07' 34''
128	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 07' 38''
129	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 07' 40''
130	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 07' 45''
131	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 07' 46''
132	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 07' 51''
133	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 08' 01''
134	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
135	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 08' 23''
136	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 08' 27''
137	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 33''
138	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
139	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
140	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
141	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 08' 42''
142	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
143	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
144	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 09' 10''
145	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 09' 11''
146	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 09' 18''
147	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 09' 25''
148	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 09' 26''
149	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
150	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 09' 29''
151	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 09' 32''
152	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 09' 33''
153	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 38''
154	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 59''
155	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
156	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 10' 06''
157	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 10' 16''
158	POELS Wouter	TEAM SKY	+ 10' 17''
159	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 10' 23''
160	ROWE Luke	TEAM SKY	+ 10' 37''
161	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 10' 45''
162	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 49''
163	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 10' 55''
164	STANNARD Ian	TEAM SKY	+ 10' 58''
165	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 11' 10''
166	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 11' 22''
167	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 11' 24''
168	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 11' 42''
169	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 12' 12''
170	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 12' 49''
171	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 12' 56''
172	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 13' 08''
173	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 13' 37''
174	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 14' 11''
175	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 14' 13''
176	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 14' 37''
177	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 14' 38''
178	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 14' 43''
179	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	+ 14' 59''
180	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 15' 01''
181	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
182	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 15' 09''
183	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 15' 30''
184	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
185	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 15' 32''
186	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 15' 36''
187	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 21''
188	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 16' 23''
189	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 16' 34''
190	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 17' 08''
191	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
192	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 17' 32''
193	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
194	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 17' 51''
195	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 19' 12''
196	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 48''
197	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 27' 43''
198	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 37' 19''

Stage 4 map and profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Stage 4 video

Stage 4 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Direct Energie's cars, spare bikes and bus

Tony Martin heads to the start

As does Nairo Quintana

It's time to race (ASO photo)

The Publicity caravan arrives in Limoges before the peloton...

and the caravan is no small thing.

Now comes the pack...

And Marcel Kittel barely wins the stage

Yellow Jersey Peter Sagan finished safely.

Stage winner Marcel Kittel

Young rider classification leader Julian Alaphilippe

Jasper Stuyven still owns the dots

Race leader Peter Sagan with racing immortal Raymond Poulidor, who never spent a single day in yellow during his incredible racing career.

Organizer's preview:

Stage 4 from Saumur to Limoges is the longest of the 2016 Tour de France in terms of kilometers with 237.5. But stage 3 might remain the longest with 5.59.54 needed to ride from Granville to Angers on a slightly shorter distance (223.5km).

It's another flat stage coming up with only one point up for grabs in the King of the Mountains competition. Therefore, Jasper Stuyven should continue with the polka dot jersey. Among the pure sprinters, only Mark Cavendish has won so far. With 28 Tour de France stage victories under his belt, he can now eye at Eddy Merckx' record of 34, albeit not this year, but his rivals Marcel Kittel and André Greipel must be very hungry by now.

After 75km of racing, Sylvain Chavanel who is doing his sixteenth Tour de France will be able to greet his family and friends at Châtellerault before he'll try to break away on stage 5 on a terrain that suits him more in the Massif Central.

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