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The group, which dropped off the back of the peloton and featured Joaquim Rodriguez, has caught the main bunch with 36km back.
Summary
German Marcel Kittel wins fourth stage in dramatic finish
Kittel takes third stage victory of the 2014 race
Defending champion Froome seventh overall after early fall
Italian Vincenzo Nibali retains yellow jersey in Lille
Tour on French roads after three days in England
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Nik Terpstra, who won the last Paris-Roubaix, has had to change his bike but he's soon back up and running and it isn't long before he catches the back of the peloton.
Froome fallpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 8 July 2014
Rob Hayles
Former Great Britain cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra"Problem is Chris Froome had no stress, and it was all calm, and you can let your guard down. You relax, and the next thing you are down - wallop, on the tarmac in all sorts of bother."
Froome had a fall early in the stage but is currently safely in the peloton.
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Thomas Voeckler is showing real spirit at the front, the Frenchman pushing on alone at the front. His lead is up to one minute 18 seconds with 47km to go.
Tour so farpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 8 July 2014
Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator
Image source, AP"We have been in three countries in four days - England, France and Belgium - already on the Tour. There have been crashes, nerves - it's a difficult first week for the riders."
OUCH!published at 15:36 British Summer Time 8 July 2014
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra has hit the deck but he's soon back on his bike. The Dutch rider grits his teeth and begins the quest to catch the peloton.
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Thomas Voeckler, who has a lead of 51 seconds, still has 53km to go as it appears the peloton have eased off the gas and are content to let the Frenchman tire himself out at the front before reeling him in later.
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Luis Angel Mate Mardones' day in the sun is over as he is sucked back into the peloton, which is really motoring at the moment. That leaves Thomas Voeckler on his lonesome out in front with a lead of 44 seconds.
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A group of riders, including Joaquim Rodriguez, have failed to respond to the injection of pace from Cannondale at the front of the peloton and as a result, dropped off the back as the Tour makes a brief trip into Belgium. They trail by just over 90 seconds.
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The peloton are on the move, with Cannondale driving it forward and helping close the gap to the two-man breakaway to just 31 seconds with 60km remaining.
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BBC Radio 5 live sports extraIf you click the link at the top of the page now, you'll be able to hear the dulcet tones of Rob Hayles and Rob Hatch on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.
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Thomas Voeckler takes the top points for the intermediate sprint, with Luis Angel Mate Mardones crossing second. Peter Sagan, the green jersey holder, breaks off the front of the peloton to take third.
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Frustrating for Luis Angel Mate Mardones, who drops a chain on the ascent and also looks to have lost a pedal. His team are on hand with a replacement bike and the Spaniard soon begins the chase of Thomas Voeckler.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThomas Voeckler and Luis Angel Mate Mardones are approaching the 2km climb to the intermediate sprint.
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Defending champion Chris Froome is ticking along nicely and is positioned to the left of the peloton. Meanwhile, Fabian Cancellara has changed his bike for the second time.
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We've hit half distance, with Thomas Voeckler and Luis Angel Mate Mardones' lead down to one minute and 57 seconds.
The peloton will want to catch the breakaway because finishing position in this stage is important as it decides the order of the team cars on the road in tomorrow's stage. That features 15.4km of cobbles.
Get involvedpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 8 July 2014
Andy from Bedford, via text: Love it when a rider has a chunk of flesh the size of a T-bone steak hanging off their leg and it's calmly referred to as "a little bit of road rash" Tough bunch cyclists. Some of the divers and fakers in the World Cup should watch more of the Tour!
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The field are about to pass through Arques, famous for its crystal factory that was founded in 1825. Apparently, it was world's first producer of table glassware. So now you know.
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Image source, ReutersAndre Greipel's Lotto-Belisol team have taken over from Vincenzo Nibali's Astana's team at the front of the peloton as they continue to close on the two-man breakaway. The gap is down to two minutes and 14 seconds.
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Speaking about Chris Froome's fall early in the stage, Team Sky sports director Nicolas Portal says: "It's all right, it's all right. We got really scared because it was a heavy fall but he seems to be OK. He says it's OK."