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  • Stage four: Amiens Metropole - Rouen, 174.2km

  • Mathieu van der Poel wears the race leader's yellow jersey

  1. 'It’s pure racing and I enjoy it'published at 17:06 British Summer Time 8 July

    PogacarImage source, Getty Images

    Tadej Pogacar, speaking after winning stage four: "I hope today that everyone was on the limit. I tried with an attack on the second last climb and last climb and Jonas followed me and everything came together. Joao did such an amazing job to lead me out to the end even if everyone was attacking. I am super proud of the team today. Amazing. It was such a nice victory.

    "To win at the Tour is incredible, in this jersey even more and to have 100 victories is amazing. With so many good riders in the final, you’re always a bit on the edge and nervous about what’s going to happen. You never know until the final, like today. You get this adrenaline and it’s pure racing and I enjoy it.

    "We will see tomorrow. That is the real test. I will just go on enjoying this race. We will aim for the yellow but we will see."

  2. General classification after stage fourpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 8 July

    1. Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned - Alpecin-Deceuninck) 16hrs 46mins 00secs

    2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) Same time

    3. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +8secs

    4. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +19secs

    5. Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +26secs

    6. Enric Mas (Spa-Movistar) +48secs

    7. Oscar Onley (GB/Picnic PostNL) +55secs

    8. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) Same time

    9. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +58secs

    10. Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek) +1mins 02secs

  3. Stage four resultspublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 8 July

    1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 3hrs 50mins 29secs

    2. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin - Deceuninck) Same time

    3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma - Lease a Bike) "

    4. Oscar Onley (GB/Picnic PostNL) "

    5. Romain Grégoire (Fra/Groupama - FDJ) "

    6. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates - XRG) "

    7. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +3secs

    8. Matteo Jorgenson (US/Visma-Lease a Bike) "

    9. Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek)+7secs

    10. Kévin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) +10secs

  4. Pogacar with landmark winpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 8 July

    Pogacar celebratesImage source, Getty Images

    That is win number 100 for Tadej Pogacar.

  5. Evenepoel loses groundpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 8 July

    Jonas Vingegaard ended up third there just ahead of British rider Oscar Onley and Romain Gregoire.

    Remco Evenepoel wheels over the line in seventh three second back on Joao Almeida in sixth.

    Two-time world champion Evenpoel is now almost a minute back on Tadej Pogacar in the GC race.

  6. Pogacar wins stage fourpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 8 July

    Tadej Pogacar comes through to beat Mathieu van der Poel.

    The Dutch rider may just have done enough to hold onto the yellow jersey.

  7. Postpublished at 500m to go

    Joao Almeida is leading out ahead of Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar.

    Jonas Vingegaard is on the scene...

  8. Postpublished at 1km to go

    It's going to be a sprint finish between all the top boys...

  9. Postpublished at 1.5km to go

    Joao Almeida catches Matteo Jorgenson...

  10. Postpublished at 1.5km to go

    Joao Almeida leads a stellar group as Matteo Jorgenson goes again.

  11. Postpublished at 2km to go

    Remco Evenepoel attacks...can he snap the elastic?

    No.

  12. Postpublished at 4km to go

    Matteo Jorgenson attacks but is immediately shut down by Tadej Pogacar.

  13. Postpublished at 5km to go

    Tadej Pogacar flicks his elbow asking Jonas Vingegaard to come through and share the work...

    The Dane is having none of it as Remco Evenepoel tries to bring a strong posse of riders including Van der Poel and Oscar Onley back.

  14. Postpublished at 5.3km to go

    Tadej Pogacar has gapped Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenpoel.

    Jonas Vingegaard is sticking with his great rival.

  15. Postpublished at 5.5km to go

    Tadej Pogacar attacks...

  16. Postpublished at 6km to go

    Jhonatan Narvaez hits the front for UAE Team Emirates on the final climb.

  17. Postpublished at 8km to go

    Remco Evenepoel is losing the wheel of the Visma riders and is passed by Tadej Pogacar. This is some finale.

  18. Postpublished at 9km to go

    Visma-Lease a Bike are dominating the front of this main bunch now and really putting the hammer down.

  19. Postpublished at 11km to go

    Belgian riders Victor Campenaerts and Wout van Aert are on the scene among a cast of four riders working for Jonas Vingegaard.

  20. Postpublished at 12km to go

    Joao Almeida makes his way up front to support Tadej Pogacar.