Another mountain... well, more of a hill actually, for Magnus Cort to tackle. He and Anthony Perez have been clear almost since the very start of this stage, and are now on the slopes of Cote de Harlettes.

Cort will take the polka-dot point here, but the peloton are getting closer and closer - just three minutes back now - with two more climbs to come.

Yep, there's another Polka dot point for Magnus Cort. I would give you a full list of the King of the Mountains standings, but at the moment he is the only man on there - with nine points.

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They are pictured on the flat here but breakaway duo Anthony Perez and Magnus Cort are currently on their way up the third climb of the day, Cote de Nielles les Blequin. Cort will be making it nine Mountain points out of nine, but behind him the peloton is still working hard - the gap is down to around four minutes and 30 seconds now.

Plenty of support for the British riders on the roadside today. The sun is out too, which is always welcome.

It looks like the peloton has woken up, by the way... they have cut the gap to the front two by almost two minutes.

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Hmmm, the chase hasn't really got started yet has it? Our two escapees, Anthony Perez and Magnus Cort, are seven minutes and 15 seconds clear.

Last year's winner, Tadej Pogacar, wearing the white jersey of best-ranked young rider, is right at the front of the bunch with his UAE Team Emirates team-mates, but they are not upping the tempo at the moment. It will happen, but when?

My TV has just shown a glimpse of race leader Wout van Aert, hanging around at the back of the peloton and looking fairly relaxed. Can the Belgian get that elusive first place in today's stage...?

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Fancy a quick look at the riders to keep an eye on during this edition of the Tour de France.

Just have a read of our analysis.

Magnus Cort has just taken another King of the Mountains point, at Cote de Remilly-Wirquin - he's taken every single available point (all eight of them) in that category at this year's Tour, so he definitely deserves his polka dot jersey at the moment.

Cort and Perez's lead on the bunch is still hovering around the seven-minute mark.

The peloton have just passed through Lumbres too, but the big sprint today could well be in Calais.

Dan Martin, who participated in the Tour last year for Israel Start-Up Nation (now Israel-Premier Tech) has been giving his thoughts on where each stage of this year's race will be won, and he is expecting an exciting finish later.

Martin, who retired last September has won a couple of stages in cycling greatest race, so he knows his stuff.

The two escapees have just gone through the sprint at Lumbres - it was Anthony Perez who took the Green Jersey points - and their lead has grown to a shade over seven minutes.

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And this is how the general classification looks after stage three. Wout van Aert has finished second in each of the three stages so far, but he does have the 'small' consolation of wearing the yellow jersey...

1. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) 9hrs 01mins 17secs

2. Yves Lampaert (Bel/Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) +7secs

3. Tadaj Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +14secs

4. Mads Pedersen (Den/Trek-Segafredo) +18secs

5. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +20secs

6. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) +22secs

7. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) +23secs

8. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +30secs

9. Stefan Kung (Swi/Groupama - FDJ Same time

10. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +31secs

Selected others

12. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +32secs

112. Chris Froome (GB/Israel-Premier Tech) +2mins 02secs

Just in case you've forgotten what happened in stage three on Sunday - it was two days ago after all - this Tweet should help...

Dylan Groenewegen has got a new sticker on his bike, showing he now has FIVE career stage wins in Le Tour after snatching victory in a thrilling photo finish.

Wout van Aert retained the leader's yellow jersey after finishing second for a third consecutive stage, and British riders Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock rose into the top 10 of the general classification.

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Earlier today, the Tour de France paid tribute to the victims of the Copenhagen shooting with a minute of applause before the start of the fourth stage in Dunkirk.

This year's Grand Depart was in Copenhagen last Friday, and the first three stages were in Denmark.

All the Danish riders competing in the Tour were together at the front of the peloton at the start line.

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Magnus Cort was Mr Breakaway when the race was in Denmark, being part of the escapes on stage two and three, and he is also wearing the Polka Dot jersey as the leader of the King of the Mountains category.

The Dane has picked up in France where he left off in Scandinavia, and is looking to hoover up more points in the hills today - he has already taken the one point that was available to the first man to the top of Cote de Cassel. Chapeau!

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The race rolled out of Dunkirk a little over an hour ago... and the attacks started almost immediately!

Two riders, Anthony Perez and Magnus Cort (yes, him again!), managed to break clear... and the gap grew to more than six-and-a-half minutes before the main bunch, led by QuickStep team at the front, began to bring them closer.

That caused a few splits in the peloton but they are now all back together, and Perez and Cort are currently around five minutes clear.

Oh, and also worth mentioning Owain Doull took a tumble while the race was cruising through the neutral zone towards the start line, but the Welshman is back on his bike.

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Yes, this is the first stage of this year's Tour on French soil, and sees the riders travel along the north west coast of the country, after a very early rest day on Monday while the race made the transfer from Denmark.

The category four climbs in the Pas-de-Calais and Monts des Flanders hills should be easy enough for the peloton to negotiate, but constant wind and rolling terrain coupled with a final climb up the Cote du Cap Blanc-Nez is likely to favour the puncheurs in the peloton... and you can also expect some of the sprinters as well as all of the big hitters in the General Classification to be in the mix at the finish.

For a full run-down of the route of the 109th Tour de France, take a look at our stage guide.

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Ah, glorious. We've got all of this to look forward to.

Oh, and there will be some fantastic bike racing as well - including today of course.

Speaking of which...

So, it's au revoir to Denmark...

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And bienvenue en France!

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