Good afternoon and welcome to this live blog! My name is Jeroen van Barneveld and I will keep you informed of the fourth stage, which contains new opportunities for Gewruidrager Mathieu van der Poel. Have fun!
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Another 6 km – The riders started the Rampe Saint -Hilaire, the last hill of the day. Who opens the ball?
1 minutes ago
Another 7 km – the peloton, or what is left of it, drives on one ribbon, Victor Campenaerts drives in the lead. Mathieu van der Poel is in the wheel of Remco Evenepoel.
2 minutes ago
Another 9 km – It looks like Formula 1 on two wheels, the riders go over the winding trail towards the Rouen Finish place. In a few kilometers the last and at the same time the heaviest hill follows: the Rampe Saint-Hilaire (800 meters long to 10.6 percent).
4 minutes ago
Another 10 km – The absolute final has begun. Visma-Lease A Bike drives the Belgian hard driver Victor Campenaerts hard in front of Jonas Vingegaard. Wout van Aert and Tiesj Benoot are ready to take over. Mathieu van der Poel drives around tenth place.
6 minutes ago
Another 11 km – It is going fast in the peloton and that has an impact on the size of the peloton. There are only around forty riders left. Visma-Lease A Bike now takes over the initiative from UAE Team Emirates.
6 minutes ago
12.1 km – Tim Wellens is the first to come on top of the Côte de la Grand’mare and is therefore sure of the bulb sweater. Ben O’Connor, the Australian asset for the general classification, has to release. That is remarkable, were it not for him to fall in the first ride.
8 minutes ago
Another 13 km – The guns are in the front row: Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard. Who takes the first step?
10 minutes ago
Another 13.9 km – There is already the penultimate hill of the day: the Côte de la Grand’mare. This time a climb of 1.8 kilometers long with an average increase of 5 percent. Not a big calf bite, but one that you can feel at the end of a day.
Mathieu van der Poel has made a concentrated impression all day. The Dutchman also set his sights on today’s ride. He has three still servants. 15 kilometers to go.
13 minutes ago
Another 18 km – Tim Wellens, the wearer of the bulb sweater and the servant of Tadej Pogacar, drives completely empty at the head of the peloton. The large group achieves speeds of over 60 kilometers per hour. It is wife and children at the front first.
16 minutes ago
Another 19.8 km – It is not going very fast on the Côte de Bonsecours, but the riders are already upstairs. It is waiting for the introductory shelling. Mathieu van der Poel is in the front, but especially Uae Team Emirates seems to have big plans today. They dominate the image in the peloton in the past half hour.
17 minutes ago
Another 20.5 km – The riders start the third hill of the day: the Côte de Bonsecours. It is 900 meters long and has an average increase of 7.2 percent. Along the road there is a monument for Jean Robic, the first post -war winner of the Tour de France.
19 minutes ago
Another 21 km – The adventure is also over for Lenny Martinez. As the last rider from the original leading group, he is picked up by the peloton. In the meantime, Ben Healy, a Dark Horse for today, appears to be behind.
23 minutes ago
Another 25 km– Great fall in the peloton!Opnieuw gaat het mis bij een absurde wegversmalling. Onder anderen de Fransman Valentin Paret-Peintre van Soudal Quick-Step, de ploeg van Remco Evenepoel, ligt erbij. Ook een renner van Team Picnic PostNL gaat hard tegen de vlakte, net als de Nederlander Mick van Dijke. Het houdt maar niet op.
Another 25 km – the final is in full swing! This is what the profile of the last 20 kilometers looks like. It mainly promises to be fireworks on the last hill, the Rampe Saint-Hilaire (800 meters to 10.6 percent). Do we get a new game between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel?
24 minutes ago
Another 26 km – Even after reaching the top of the Côte de Belbeuf, UAE Team Emirates thunders through. There is no trace of the team of Mathieu van der Poel. The Visma-Lease A Bike from Jonas Vingegaard picks up at the UAE train. Does Tadej Pogacar have nasty plans today?
26 minutes ago
Another 27 km – The lonely leader Lenny Martinez is the first to come on top of the Côte de Belbeuf and takes two points for the mountain classification. UAE Team Emirates pilot Tim Wellens, the carrier of the bulb sweater, so that he remains leader in the mountain classification for the time being.
27 minutes ago
Another 28 km – It goes fast in the peloton and the first sprinters sink through their hooves. Tim Merlier, among others, hoists the white flag. Julian Alaphilippe, who had Net Material Pech, has to maneuver themselves past all kinds of riders to return to the peloton.
28 minutes ago
Another 28 km – It is done with the fun for three of the front runners. Also Kasper Asgreen, who in theory could have grabbed the bulb sweater at the top of the Côte de Belbeuf, can also be taken in. The Frenchman Lenny Martinez remains just ahead.
29 minutes ago
Another 29 km – The four front runners started the second hill of the day: the Côte de Belbeuf. It is 1.3 kilometers long and has an average increase of 9.1 percent.
31 minutes ago
Another 29 km – Due to the efforts in the peloton at the intermediate sprint, it is only a matter of time until the four leaders are arrested. The difference is only 20 seconds.
32 minutes ago
Another 31 km – Of the four leaders, only the Noor Jonas Abrahamsen is interested in the points and he is the first to cross the interior sprint. In the peloton, green ethreter Jonathan Milan is the fastest. Among other things, he beats Biniam Girmay.
33 minutes ago
Another 33 km – bad luck for Julian Alaphilippe, whose name with pencil has been written for today’s ride. That comes at a bad moment for the former world champion. Through Greetenzel in the Tudor team leader car, he also has to wait longer for a new bike.
35 minutes ago
Another 34 km – The sprinter teams nestle at the head of the peloton. The sprinters leave no opportunity unused to earn points for the green sweater. The lead of the four front runners dives under the minute.
39 minutes ago
Another 38 km – even before the second hill of the day arrives, there are still points to be earned for the points classification at a intermediate sprint. The line is 30.9 kilometers from the finish. Is there just such a hard -fought battle for points as yesterday? The four frontrunners are normally the first to arrive, although their lead is only 1 minute and 12 seconds.
44 minutes ago
41 km – it is now going fast in the peloton. The lead of the four front runners almost falls under the minute. The teams in the peloton displace the best positions. As long as that goes well …
Mathieu van der Poel is still in good shape. He drives in the front in the peloton. When will he post his first attack? The second hill will follow in just under 20 kilometers. Although it is a lot shorter than the Côte Jacques Anquetil (1.3 kilometers to 3.5 kilometers), but a lot steeper (9.1 percent at 3.5 percent).
50 minutes ago
Another 46 km – Kasper Asgreen just had to release on the Côte Jacques Anquetil, but he is the first to come up and therefore takes one point for the mountain classification. There the Frenchman Lenny Martinez, the best climber on paper, is still fooling. It remains calm in the peloton.
53 minutes ago
47 km – The Noor Jonas Abrahamsen refuses to take over from Lenny Martinez and therefore there is no cooperation in the front. It offers Kasper Asgreen and Thomas Gachignard the opportunity to return.
54 minutes ago
48 km – fireworks in the leading group! Lenny Martinez, the best climber of the four on paper, stands on his pedals on the Côte Jacques Anquetil. He probably wants to take a shot at the mountain sweater today. Only the Noor Jonas Abrahamsen can follow him. Kasper Asgreen and Thomas Gachignard must fit.
55 minutes ago
Still 48 km – fall! The unrest starts to increase in the peloton and now the Dutchman Cees Bol is going down. The Belgian Ilan van Wilder is also there. We will not see those names from the front today.
57 minutes ago
Another 50 km – The four front runners started the first hill of the day: the Côte Jacques Anquetil. It is 3.5 kilometers long and has an average gradient of 3.5 percent.
59 minutes ago
Another 52 km – fall! Ai, it’s not yet the Tour de France of Matteo Vercher. The Frenchman, who was tapped in the opening stage by his fellow runner Benjamin Thomas at a sprint around a mountain point, is the only rider at a Vluchtheuvel. There was no signal. Vercher can go further, but drives a big backlog.
1 hour ago
Another 53 km – The four front runners will start the final with a slightly larger lead with the five hills. They have gathered for half a minute in the last kilometers. The margin is now 1 minute and 45 seconds.
1 hour ago
Another 55 km – for the readers who just hire a short update. Four riders have been driving the entire afternoon at the front, namely Kasper Asgreen, Lenny Martinez, Thomas Gachignard and Jonas Abrahamsen. They received no more than 2 minutes from the peloton, in which the team of geltruidrager and contender Mathieu van der Poel forms the service. There have been no falls for the time being.
On Sunday Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar competed for the day’s victory, with Van der Poel as the winner. Do we now get to see such a beautiful game again? We know the answer in about an hour and a half.
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60 km – over 10 kilometers the climb starts that bears the name of Jacques Anquetil. The five-time winner of the Tour de France comes from the region through which the Tour caravan is currently driving. Read more about the turbulent (love) life of the striking Frenchman here in our special section.
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Another 63 km – The nervousness in the peloton starts to increase towards the final and the pace in the large group also goes up. That has an impact on the lead of the four leaders. It is now only 1 minute and 18 seconds .
1 hour ago
66 km – a unique moment in this ride: the team of Mathieu van der Poel does not ride the peloton. EF Education-Easypost is positioning itself for the final and reports to the front. That is striking, because with Kasper Asgreen the American team has a rider in the leading group.
1 hour ago
Another 67 km – people who secretly read this live blog in the time of their boss, have to look for another place in the office in twenty minutes. Then the final of this hill ride starts, with the first the Côte Jacques Anquetil. Are the riders going to test each other a bit there?
1 hour ago
Another 70 km – The direction takes on more and more castles, churches and monuments. That means only one thing: the riders have been driving in Normandy for a while, the beautiful region in the west of France. There is no shortage of history here.
Just a memory aid for when the final starts in half an hour: these are the differences in the general classification prior to the start of this ride.
1 hour ago
Another 85 km – The team of Mathieu van der Poel has been running without exaggeration all day long, but slowly we see more teams coming towards the front. Among others, the formations of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are starting to form a bit. The four front runners still have a lead of approximately 2 minutes .
Mathieu van der Poel has never made it a secret that he hates these moments: cycling for hours in a platoon, on a long and straight road. For the time being it is not a pleasant day for the gingerbread carrier, but luckily for him there is a wonderful main course in the last 50 kilometers on the menu.
Good Afternoon and Welcome to this Live Blog! My Name is Jeroen van Barneveld and I will keep you informed about the fourth stage, in which there are new opportunities for yellow jersey wearer Mathieu van der Poel. Have fun!
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6 km to go – The Riders Have Started On The Rampe Saint -Hilaire, The Last Hill of the Day. Who will open the ball?
1 minute ago
7 km to go – The Peloton, or what is left of it, is riding our ribbon, that’s how hard Victor Campenaerts is riding at the front. Mathieu van der Poel is in Remco Evenepoel’s Wheel.
2 minutes ago
9 km to go – It’s Like Formula 1 on Two Wheels, The Riders Are Going So Fast Over The Winding Course Towards The Finish in Rouen. In a Few Kilometers The Last and At The Same Time the Toughest Hill Follows: The Rampe Saint-Hilaire (800 meters Long at 10.6 percent).
4 minutes ago
10 km to go – the absolute final has started. Visma-Lease A Bike is Riding at the Front with the Belgian Strongman Victor Campenaerts for Jonas Vingegaard. Wout van Aert and Tiesj Benoot are ready to take over. Mathieu van der Poel is Riding Around Tenth Place.
6 minutes ago
11 km to go – things are going fast in the peloton and that is affecting the size of the peloton. There are only about Forty Riders Left. Visma-Lease A Bike is now Taking over the initiative from Uae Team Emirates.
6 minutes ago
12.1 km to go – Tim Wellens is the first to reach the top of the côte de la Grand’mare and is Therefore assured of the polka dot jersey. Ben O’Connor, The Australian Ace for the General Classification, Has to Let Go. That is remarkable, were it not that he crashed in the first stage.
8 minutes ago
13 km to go – The Cannons Are In The Front Row: Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard. Who will take the first step?
10 minutes ago
13.9 km to go – there is the Penultimate Hill of the Day: The Côte de la Grand’mare. This time a climb or 1.8 kilometers long with an average gradient or 5 percent. Not a big calf biter, but one that you can feel at the end of a day.
Mathieu van der Poel Has Been Making a Concentrated Impression All Day. The Dutchman has also set his sights on today’s internship. He Still Has Three Servants Left. 15 kilometers to go.
13 minutes ago
18 km to go – Tim Wellens, The Wearer of the Polka Dot Jersey and Tadej Pogacar’s Servant, is Emptying himself Completely at the head of the peloton. The Large Group Reaches Speeds or over 60 kilometers per hour. It is Women and Children first at the front.
16 minutes ago
19.8 km to go – things are not going very fast on the côte de bonsecours, but the riders are already at the top. We are waiting for the introductory bombardments. Mathieu van der Poel is well in front, bute uae team emirates in particular Seems to Have Big Plans Today. They have dominated the image in the peloton for the past half hour.
17 minutes ago
20.5 km to go – The Riders starts on the third hill of the day: The Côte de Bonsecours. It is 900 Meters Long and Has An Average Gradient or 7.2 percent. Along The Road There is a monument to Jean Robic, The First Post-War Winner of the Tour de France.
19 minutes ago
21 km to go – The Adventure is also over for Lenny Martinez. He is the Last Rider from the Original Leading Group to Be Eaten Up By The Peloton. Meanwhile, Ben Healy, A Dark Horse for Today, Appears to Be Riding Behind.
23 minutes ago
25 km to go – Big Crash In The Peloton! Once again things go wrong at an absurd narrowing of the road. Among others, the Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre of Soudal Quick-Step, Remco Evenepoel’s team, is involved. A rider from Team Picnic PostNL also hits the ground hard, as does the Dutchman Mick van Dijke. It just doesn’t stop.
25 km to go – The Final is in Full Swing! This is what the profile of the last 20 kilometers looks like. Fireworks Are Specily Promised on the Last Hill, The Rampe Saint-Hilaire (800 meters at 10.6 percent). Will we get a new game between tadej pogacar and mathieu van der poel there?
24 minutes ago
26 km to go – just after reaching the top of the côte de belbeuf, uae team emirates thunders on. There is No Trace of Mathieu van der Poel’s Team Now. Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike is a joint the uae train. Does tadej pogacar have cunning plans today?
26 minutes ago
27 km to go – The Lone Leader Lenny Martinez is the First to Reach the Top of the Côte de Belbeuf and Takes Two Points for the Mountain Classification. UAE Team Emirates is Piloting Tim Wellens, The Wearer of the Polka Dot Jersey, which Means He Remains the Leader in the Mountain Classification for the Time Being.
27 minutes ago
28 km to go – things are going fast in the peloton and the first sprinters are sinking through their hooves. Among Others, Tim Merlier is Hoisting the White Flag. Julian Alaphilippe, who just had material problems, has to maneuver fits all child or riders to return to the peloton.
28 minutes ago
28 km to go – The Fun is over for three of the leading riders. Kasper Asgreen, Who In Theory Could Have Tasks The Polka Dot Jersey On The Top of the Côte de Belbeuf, is also Being CAUGHT. The Frenchman Lenny Martinez Remains Alone in Front for a While.
29 minutes ago
29 km to go – The Four Leading Riders Have Started On The Second Hill of the Day: The Côte de Belbeuf. It is 1.3 kilometers of long and has an average gradient or 9.1 percent.
31 minutes ago
29 km to go – due to the efforts in the peloton at the intermediate sprint, it is only a matter of time before the four leading riders are CAUGHT. The Difference is only 20 seconds.
32 minutes ago
31 km to go – of the four leading riders, Only the Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen is interested in the points and he is the first to cross the finish line at the intermediate sprint. Green Jersey Wearer Jonathan Milan is The Fastest in The Peloton. He defeats biniam girmay, Among Others.
33 minutes ago
33 km to go – Bad Luck for Julian Alaphilippe, Whose Name Has Been Written in Pencil for Today’s Stage. That comes at a bad time for the former world champion. Due to Hesitation in the Tudor Team Car, he also has to wait Longer for a new bicycle.
35 minutes ago
34 km to go – The Sprint Teams Are Settling at the Head of the Peloton. The Sprinters Leave No Opportunity Unused to Earn Points for the Green Jersey. The Lead of the Four Leading Riders Drops Below a Minute.
39 minutes ago
38 km to go – even before the second hill of the day arrives, there are still points to be earned for the points classification at an intermediate sprint. The Finish Line is 30.9 kilometers from the finish. Will there be such a hard-fough battle for the points as yesteray? The Four Leading Riders Are Normally the First to Arrive There, Although Their Lead is only 1 minute and 12 seconds.
44 minutes ago
41 km to go – things are going fast in the peloton now. The Lead of the Four Leading Riders is Almost Dropping Below a Minute. The teams in the Peloton Are Jostling for the Best Positions. Let’s Hope That Goes Well …
Mathieu van der Poel is Still Doing Well. He is riding in front in the peloton. When will he launch his first attack? The Second Hill Follows in Just Under 20 kilometers. AltheHeT is a lot Shorter than the Côte Jacques Anquetil (1.3 kilometers to 3.5 kilometers), it is a lot Steeper (9.1 percent to 3.5 percent).
50 minutes ago
46 km to go – Kasper Asgreen Just had to go on the côte jacques anquetil, but he is still the first to reach the top and thus take one point for the mountain classification. The Frenchman Lenny Martinez, on paper the best climber, is being tricked there. Things Remain Calm in the Peloton.
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47 km to go – The Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen refuses to take over from Lenny Martinez and as a result there is no cooperation at the front. IT Offers Kasper Asgreen and Thomas Gachignard the Opportunity to Return.
54 minutes ago
48 km to go – Fireworks in the Leading Group! Lenny Martinez, on paper the best climber of the four, gets on his pedals on the côte jacques anquetil. Hey probable wush to make a bid for the mountain jersey today. Only the Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen Can Follow Him. Kasper Asgreen and Thomas Gachignard Have To Pass.
55 minutes ago
48 km to go – crash! The Unrest is starting to increase in the Peloton and now the Dutchman Cees Bol is Falling. The Belgian Ilan van Wilder is also Involved. We won See Those Names At The Front Today.
57 minutes ago
50 km to go – The Four Leading Riders Have Started On The First Hill Of The Day: The Côte Jacques Anquetil. It is 3.5 kilometers of long and has an average gradient or 3.5 percent.
59 minutes ago
52 km to go – Crash! Oh, it’s not yet the Tour de France of Matteo Vercher. The Frenchman, who was knocked over by his fellow leader Benjamin Thomas in the opening stage in a sprint for a mountain point, falls as the only rider on a traffic island. There was no signaller there. Vercher can continue, but is riding far behind.
1 hour ago
53 km to go – The Four Leading Riders Will Neverbertheless Start the Final With The Five Hills With A Slightly Larger Lead. They have collected half a minute in the last kilometers. The Margin is now 1 minute and 45 seconds.
1 hour ago
55 km to go – for readers who are just tuning in, a short update. Four Riders Have Been Riding at the Front All Afternoon, Namelely Kasper Asgreen, Lenny Martinez, Thomas Gachignard and Jonas Abrahamsen. They were Given no more than 2 minutes by the peloton, in which the Team of Yellow Jersey Wearer and Contender Mathieu van der Poel is in Charge. There have been no crashes so far.
On Sunday, Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar Competed for the Stage Victory, with van der Poel as the Winner. Will we see such a brilliant duel again now? We Will Know the Answer in about an hour and a half.
1 hour ago
60 km to go – In 10 kilometers the Climb That Bears the Name of Jacques Anquetil Begins. The five-time winner of the Tour de France Comes from the region where the tour caravan is a current driving through. Read more about the turbulent (Love) Life of the Striking Frenchman in our Special Section here.
1 hour ago
63 km to go – The Nervousness in the Peloton is starting to increase Towards the Final and the Pace in the Large Group is also going up. That is affecting the lead of the four leading riders. It is now only 1 minute and 18 seconds .
1 hour ago
66 km to go – a unique moment in this stage: Mathieu van der Poel’s team is not riding at the head of the peloton. EF Education-Easypost is positioning itelf for the final and is reporting to the front. That is striking, because the American team has a rider in the leading group with Kasper Asgreen.
1 hour ago
67 km to go – People who are secretly reading this live blog duration of boss’s time should -body look for another place in the office in about twenty minutes. Then the final of this Hill Stage Begins, with the Côte Jacques Anquetil as the First. Are the Riders Already Going to Test Each Other A Bit There?
1 hour ago
70 km to go – The Direction is Increasingly Capturing Castles, Churches and Monuments. That mean only one thing: The Riders Have Been Driving in Normandy for a While, The Beautiful Region in the West of France. There is no shortage of history here.
Just a reminder for when the final starts in Half An Hour: these are the differentences in the general classification prior to the start of this stage.
1 hour ago
85 km to go – Mathieu van der Poel’s Team Has Been Riding at the head of the Peloton All Day Without Exaggeration, But Gradually We Are Seeing More Teams Coming Towards The Front. Among Others, the Formations of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are starting to form a bit. The Four Leading Riders Still Have A Lead of Approximately 2 minutes .
Mathieu van der Poel has never made a secret of the fact that he Hates thesis child of Moments: Cycling in a Peloton for Hours, on a Long and Straight Road. It is not a pleasant day for the yellow jersey wearer for the time being, but fortunately for him there is a delicious main course on the menu in the last 50 kilometers.