Overview

• Stage 4 saw Tadej Pogacar outpace rivals in a hill-top sprint to Rouen, finishing ahead of Mathieu Van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard.
• Mathieu Van der Poel remains in the yellow jersey after four stages following a countback on stage placings with Pogacar.
• Jonas Vingegaard sits eight seconds behind the joint leaders in third overall after challenging climbs and wind-split sections.
• Stage 3’s strong crosswinds triggered multiple crashes that left Jasper Philipsen injured and led to Tim Merlier’s sprint victory in Dunkerque.
• The upcoming individual time trial on Stage 5 in Caen represents the first significant test for general classification contenders.