The boss makes his mark! In a stage controlled from start to finish by his team, Pogacar took the initial advantage on the slopes of the Galibier. But the battle has only just begun.
Here is the summary of stage 4 of the #TDF2024.
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Here is the summary of stage 4 of the #TDF2024.
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00:00We are coming from the top of the Lotharay and we are going to the top of the Galibier on foot.
00:11It's a bit early, 6 o'clock.
00:17Of course I had to come here to Galibier, it's an epic mountain.
00:21And I had to make my mark on the road with all the Danish riders and flags.
00:28Let's go!
00:33Whether you ride a bike or not, it's something you have to experience.
00:36When you see the riders passing by, there's nothing around. I think it's beautiful.
00:42It's true that it's very calm, but I think the atmosphere will completely change later.
00:52Today is a big test.
00:54If you like riding on the flat, don't bother with today's stage, because this one is a brute.
01:01We'll see how the legs are turning and what others will do.
01:06I'm better than I have expected myself.
01:09Attack of Tadej Bogacar, this is the moment. Finger guard, react straight away.
01:17I will of course do my best to try to follow Tadej today.
01:25Finishing in Valois, are you inspired by today's stage?
01:31It's a descent of Tom Pidcock.
01:35Racing instincts take over and the descending part will come naturally.
01:55The Tour returns to France on stage 4 with a short but explosive outing featuring that famous climb of the Galibier.
02:02It finishes with a technical and potentially decisive downhill sweep into Valois.
02:16Copy, UAE close to group. Let them do.
02:25The UAE is already pulling, I think, in the bunch.
02:35No, no Bora, no Ineos, no Visma, no... Good, guys, good.
02:46UAE Team Emirates setting out their stall and keeping the 17 breakaway riders on a tight leash.
02:52The world champion van der Poel was there along with Madouas in polka dots and his teammates Godou and Gregoire.
02:59Barguil, Lascano, Lutsenko and Williams were also in the mix, the latter first over the first two climbs.
03:08So we're now into France.
03:11UAE keeping everybody on their toes in the peloton.
03:14They even caused a split midway through the stage on the descent of the Col de Montgenèvre.
03:19A couple of top GC riders were caught out, including the race leader Richard Carapaz,
03:24but they quickly managed to fight their way back.
03:28The breakaway, meanwhile, unable to escape the clutches of Niels Pollitt,
03:32who was still setting a ferocious tempo for the race.
03:36Are you OK, brother?
03:38Yeah, it's OK.
03:40Also, we don't need to care about the breakaway.
03:43That's the point.
03:44If they are at two or three minutes, it's OK.
03:47As far as possible.
03:51Slowly but surely, the team was getting closer and closer to the finish line.
03:55The race was getting closer and closer.
03:57The team was getting closer and closer to the finish line.
04:00It's OK.
04:01As far as possible.
04:04Slowly but surely, the peloton continued to reel in the escapees
04:07on the first part of the climb to the Col de l'Ottare.
04:11Lascarneau trying his luck up at the front,
04:13but it was a fruitless endeavour because UAE were right on his heels
04:17and the pace was getting too hot, even for some of the GC guys to handle.
04:22Pitcock has cracked as well.
04:25Escapee terminé. Escapee terminé, Lascarneau. Repris.
04:31Le Veilleux Jaune Carapaz est en difficulté.
04:35The yellow jersey with the Carapaz is dropped.
04:40Jorgensen cracks. He's gone now.
04:43So, Wengergaard has no teammates with him anymore.
04:47Peil-Bilbao now is distanced.
04:50He is dropped.
04:51Only eight riders left at the front of the Tour de France
04:54after four stages, and this is the elite group.
04:57Evenepoel looks so comfortable, just sips up the jersey.
05:02There they are on the turn now.
05:03So the roads get steeper, more than 9%.
05:07We've lost most of the top ten riders overall from this race,
05:11from the front, and here he goes.
05:13The tornado strikes and Wengergaard immediately reacts.
05:17So does Evenepoel.
05:18Tadej Pogacar starts the assault
05:20to try and take the yellow jersey for good.
05:23Wengergaard has found his limit.
05:25Pogacar has asked the big question,
05:27do you have it or do you not?
05:29And right now, Wengergaard is struggling
05:32to stay with the Slovenian, who glances around,
05:35and now he wants to put the sword.
05:38Pogacar, 23.8 seconds of bonification.
05:43Over the top of the climb,
05:46over the top of the climb now.
05:48The group containing Rodríguez, Landa, Almeida,
05:53Ayuso, Remco Evenepoel, and also Roglic.
06:06Ayuso. Yes, it is.
06:07Then it's Roglic.
06:08Remco Evenepoel even looks to be struggling
06:11to stay with that group.
06:12Pogacar leads by 32 seconds
06:15from a group of riders about to combine,
06:18which will be Wengergaard, Carlos Rodríguez,
06:21Roglic, Juan Ayuso is with them.
06:23And then behind, a little bit further back,
06:25is Remco Evenepoel,
06:28who is closing in now on the riders in front.
06:33And this rider is in the sunshine in Valois.
06:37Tadej Pogacar comes into Valois.
06:39He's fighting for time.
06:41The Slovenian superstar takes his 12th stage win
06:45in a Tour de France in his career.
06:50Remco Evenepoel sprinting.
06:52Ayuso trying to take the bonuses away.
06:55But Evenepoel takes second from Ayuso,
06:57from Roglic, from Wengergaard, from Rodríguez.
07:11I wanted to hit hard today.
07:14I had confidence in the start
07:16and had good legs, and I had to try.
07:21It was like a dream stage,
07:23and I finished it off solo.
07:25It's incredible, and I'm super, super happy.
07:35Pogacar taking his 12th stage of the Tour,
07:38already the 15th of what would be
07:40his most memorable season to date.
07:42The Slovenian, who is chasing the Giro Tour double,
07:45now leads Evenepoel by 45 seconds
07:47and Wengergaard by 50.
07:49Carapaz dropped over five minutes.
07:54Jonas Abrahamsson just about keeps the green jersey,
07:57but Jemai and Pedersen are breathing down his neck
08:00before two sprint stages.
08:04And the Norwegian only leads the mountains classification
08:07by four points now from Pogacar.
08:10Evenepoel is set for an intriguing battle
08:13with Ayuso and Rodríguez for the white jersey.
08:1531 seconds separating that trio.