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Their lead is down to 2'30" now as the fight for the stage spoils ramps up ahead of the finale. He sits up and will now look forward to another visit to the podium tonight to pick up his polka dot jersey. With his KOM run unlikely to continue over the final climb, Cort seems happy to let Perez enjoy his moment in the spotlight. The wind is apparently not as bad as expected and so there many not be the anticipated splits. Initially the man in yellow went with several Jumbo teammates and three Ineos riders - but by the time he crested the summit of the Cote du Cap Blanc-Nez, Van Aert was on his own, with only teammate Jonas Vingegaard and Adam Yates of Ineos anywhere near him. They have Anthony Perez on a 35-second leash now as we approach the business end of this stage. Cort has already thrown in the towel after almost doubling his polka dot points tally but Perez, who rides for local team Cofidis, is still doing his best to defy the pack. But it's all in vain because Van Aert's lead is still 25 seconds and it looks like he's going to pick up a memorable stage win in yellow after his three consecutive second places. That's clearly Wout van Aert's plan here as he opens up a commanding lead following that explosive attack, the seeds of which was laid by Tiesj Benoot. Jasper Stuyven has been leading the chase for Trek but it's very disorganised because there aren't that many bodies in the chasing pack and Jumbo won't lend a hand. By going full, I put Jonas and the others in a good position because they didn’t have to ride. After those three second places he's finally gone one better after using his whole team to devastating affect on the final climb. The team was there, the situation was there – and the guy is just super strong.

Van Aert left his rivals for dead on the final climb in a devastating show of power and cunning to extend his lead in the GC standings.

It’s into a headwind, which is causing the peloton to bunch and swell. 43km to go: Cort is done for the day and will drop back now towards the peloton, who are just over a minute away now. 27km to go: Ineos and BikeExchange-Jayco are among the leaders of the peloton. A bit more undulation now, as the peloton lurches up and down the climbs and descents. Van Aert is too strong and suddenly, the holder of the yellow jersey is all alone at the front of the race. 38km to go: Bradley Wiggins, out on the Eurosport motorbike, is reporting how there is a dangerous little cross-head wind on the plateau that Perez is currently on. That spells a tricky little bit ahead for those in the peloton. Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates were desperately scrambling to stay on the wheel of the Jumbo lads, but were simply spat out of that back. 5km to go: There is no sign of Van Aert cracking! I felt it was super hard on the climb and we heard on the radio that were was some damage. In 2014, Vincenzo Nibali effectively won the Tour in a similar stage; this year, the big favourites will be Van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. Pogacar is only 32 seconds back in the GC. But Van Aert’s form has been frightening in these early stages, with three second-placed finished and the stage win in Calais today.

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Belgian Wout van Aert made a late solo break to win stage four of the Tour de France and extend his overall lead on Tuesday.

He again won most of the climbing points and stays top of the King of the Mountains standings. Van Aert's feat was a rare act of brilliance that will live long in the memory, and makes up for the disappointment of his three narrow misses. After coming second on each of the first three stages in Denmark, the Jumbo-Visma man crossed the finish line in Calais eight seconds ahead of the fast-closing peloton.

Stage 4 at the Tour de France lands on the nothern shores of France as the riders travel from Dunkirk to Calais.

An “inclinometer” feature will be introduced, a 3D representation bringing to life the gradients faced by the peloton. The next stage's cobblestones can be brutal to suffer, but there are six category 4 climbs to come on Tuesday. Tour de France

Wout van Aert retains the yellow jersey as the Tour de France enters Stage 4, a hilly 106.6 mile route from Dunkirk to Calais, France.

It's the last real opportunity for a field sprint before the Tour's second week. Tuesday is also the first opportunity for a breakaway from the pack. How to Watch 2022 Tour de France Stage 4 Today:

Saying afterwards that he didn't want to risk things in yet another bunch sprint, van Aert clocked up what was the seventh Tour stage win of his career with a ...

A man from Glasgow travelled all the way to Dunkerque, France, to pick up the infamous time trial gilet worn by 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas ...

Who wants to pick up the baton from Duncan tomorrow and take it on the cobbles?" And sure enough he did with Geraint later posting a picture to Instagram with the Scots man writing: "Day one of #wheresGsgilet. Safely handed it over to Duncan who drove down from Glasgow yesterday. The Arenberg, Alpe d’Huez… I’ll give it to a fan tomorrow and let’s see if we can get it all the way to Paris? #wheresGsgilet.

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“These impressive results in terms of audience concern both the broadcast of the live feed of the first three stages and the traffic on TV2’s digital platforms, which has quadrupled. More than ever, the race has attracted crowds, either on the roadsides or in front of TV. A market share of 78 percent on average… This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience in many ways and we are equally proud and humble at TV2 to have played our part in this.” It said that this market share was up to 86 percent at times, with a peak of 1,100,000 viewers recorded for the finish in Sønderborg. “The images of the streets and roads full of enthusiastic crowds literally all the way from start to finish will remain with us forever. “It has been a fairytale for us at TV2 to experience and to cover the Tour de France’s visit in Denmark,” said Frederik Lauesen, Head of Sports at TV2 Denmark, in an ASO media release on Tuesday. “We know that the Danish people love the tour, but the incredible interest from the team presentation in Tivoli Gardens to the stages in our country has after all surprised us in a very positive way.”

We break down everything you need to know for Stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France. We've got how to watch and what is up for grabs.

- Mathieu van der Poel: 13 hours, 3 minutes 21 seconds The Tour heads to Belgium tomorrow, but for today, we get 11 sections of cobbled road totaling 19.4 kilometers. He extended his yellow jersey lead to 25 seconds over Yves Lampaert, with pre-Tour favorite Tadej Pogačar remaining in third 32 seconds back.

Follow all the latest updates as the peloton takes on 11 treacherous cobblestone sectors en route from Lille to Arenberg Port du Hainaut.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Tour de France stage 5 Tour de France stage 5 Tour de France stage 5 Three of those 15 then break out Powless, Gougeard, and one other. Tour de France stage 5 140km to go: Chris Froome’s teammate Simon Clarke (Israel-PremierTech) is the third rider in that chasing trio. A posthumous trophy was presented to his widow Virgine ahead of the stage 5 start in Lille this morning. Tour de France stage 5 Tour de France stage 5 The same cobblestones which cause such chaos in Paris-Roubaix (dubbed ‘Hell of the North’ for good reason) could well claim abandonments as the riders travel through narrow uneven tracks at high speed. There’s been Geraint Thomas’s unwanted gilet and Jasper Philipsen’s mistaken celebration, but most of the tribulations have been minor compared to what may be in store on stage 5, as the peloton takes on 11 cobblestone sectors which tend to bring no shortage of drama.

Overall leader Wout van Aert picked up his first stage win in this year's Tour de France as the race heads to a hilly Stage 5 on Wednesday.

The stage will likely come down to the final 18 miles or so. Stage 5 is a 98-mile hilly ride from Lille to Arenberg. Known as a "Roubaix" stage, Wednesday will feature more than 12 miles of narrow, rough cobblestone road, making this stage a challenging one. For Wednesday's Stage 5, van Aert keeps the yellow and opens with a 25-second advantage over Yves Lampaert.

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Today is expected to be the first stage that could really affect the GC standings. Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) wears the green jersey on behalf of Wout van Aert, and Tadej Pogačar retains the young riders' white jersey. I like to ride offensively but you need to have the legs to do that. It features 79.7km of gently rolling terrain before the first of eleven cobbled sectors tests the riders. The rest of the bunch are stretched right out along the road. Family, friends and colleagues gathered to remember the writer and broadcaster on the invitation of race organiser ASO. There is about 30km to go until we begin the cobbled sectors. Without a GC leader, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, who came third at Paris-Roubaix in 2021, is one of the hot favourites for today's stage win. As a reminder, the first cobbled sector is at 79.9km, so around halfway through the stage. Wout makes it back to the bunch as the pace settles once again. The numbering of the cobbled sectors work in reverse order, from 11 down to 1, over a distance of around 70km. Jumbo Visma revealed they have switched to tubeless wheels following the incidents at Paris-Roubaix which saw their tubular wheels bend on two occasions.

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Wind is going to be a factor, and due to the winding nature of the route, the wind will switch between a tailwind, headwind and crosswinds at different times. I want to thank all of you for giving me this opportunity to win a stage in the yellow jersey, it’s really special to me ... tomorrow, we try again.” As a result it is also loaded with opportunity to gain time on rivals and, potentially, put some of them out of the GC picture altogether. The gap between break and peloton is 48”. This is looking like it’s going to be a fast, fast day. Mathieu van der Poel has a chat with Eurosport and is asked about his form: “It’s not as good as I hoped ... yesterday that was clear, on the climb at end, I couldn’t follow. 150km to go: The three riders up front now have a gap of 11sec. A few moments ago on Eurosport, the overall race leader Wout van Aert was asked how he is feeling before today’s stage: “Excited ... it’s super nice to hit the cobbles again and I think it’s something that really suits us. 96km to go: Tadej Pogacar had a chat with Bernie Eisel of Eurosport before the stage: “The stress before the cobbles is a bit worrying but I have a good shape, and I think if there is no back luck, it should all be going well. 136km to go: Max Walscheid (Cofidis) is off the back of the bunch after crashing. Are they going to try and pull the break back before we get to the cobbles after about 80km? 103km to go: My personal experience of riding cobbles was on the Tour of Flanders sportive in 2019. He has 55” to make up in order to get back to the main peloton.

It's time for the cobbles! Is this finally the day we see Mathieu van der Poel turn it on at the Tour de France?

An “inclinometer” feature will be introduced, a 3D representation bringing to life the gradients faced by the peloton. “It creates so much tension and nervousness in the bunch. “And we see it every time that the race has gone to the cobbles it's counted a number of guys out of contention.

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On the other end of the spectrum, Mathieu van der Poel - one of the big favourites today - is rooted to the back of the peloton, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider clearly happy to bide his time. But there's just one problem: while Van Aert is the current leader in both the yellow and green jersey classifications, his principal role today will be to help guide his two Jumbo-Visma leaders Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard over the cobblestones. Yesterday Belgium's Wout van Aert soloed clear of the field to secure a sensational win in the yellow jersey - and today's terrain is very much his cup of tea. Earlier, Van Aert was off the back of the pack - as is his custom - and riding alongside his team car. And even though there are no climbs on the menu today, Cort wants to continue showing off his polka dot jersey. A counter-attack involving both Rigoberto Uran and Nielson Powless has just been closed down, but that man Powless is on the move again. The yellow jersey has gone down alongside Jumbo-Visma teammate Steven Kruijswijk. The peloton was emerging from a roundabout and a bit of road furniture caused many riders to bunny-hop or slam on the brakes - and the concertina effect resulted in yesterday's winner going down hard. The USA's Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) and Frenchman Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM) bridged over to Australia's Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) to form a trio which is currently 30 seconds behind Van der Hoorn, Cort and Boasson Hagen. The peloton is another 15 seconds back. So, EF with two riders in this move - Cort, the polka dot jersey, and Powless, the dangerman when it comes to GC. He clipped his handlebars and knee with the edge of the car, but somehow managed to stay on his bike. The yellow jersey almost collided with the Team DSM car there as he rode back towards the peloton with a teammate. The Belgian race leader will be counting his lucky stars as he rejoins the peloton after his crash and subsequent near-miss with the Team DSM car.

Race leader Wout van Aert has hit the deck, but he was quick to get back to his feet and is back o his bike.

While the stage win will be at the forefront of most of our minds, how the general classification riders cope on the cobbles will provide a fascinating subplot. There may be under half the amount of cobbles that feature in Paris-Roubaix, but those sections that do feature are tough – just two are rated as two star sectors, while the remaining ones are rated as three or four. It was an incredible performance not only by the Belgian, but of his team too – reminiscent of their dominant ride on the opening stage of Paris-Nice where they claimed a one-two-three in Mantes-la-Ville. To Philipsen's credit, his sprint was mightily impressive with the 24-year-old outmuscling the big unit that is Alexander Kristoff (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) proving why, surely, it is only a matter of time before the Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter takes a maiden stage win. That trio of riders has increased its advantage over the maillot jaune to 18sec, while a big group featuring two general classification riders from EF Education-EasyPost (Neilson Powless and Rigoberto Urán) has made a move off the front. Race leader Wout van Aert has hit the deck, but he was quick to get back to his feet and is back on his bike. Richard was a lovely man with a huge, huge heart and a lifelong passion for the sport which came through with his brilliant writing. And I mean, the big difference with Paris-Roubaix is that in the spring, 85 per cent of the riders want to be there whereas today about 20 per cent of the riders want to be there. The six-man breakaway presses on, giving it their all as their advantage grows out a little further still to almost three minutes. It will be interesting to see how Martínez copes on the cobbles. It is heart-in-the-mouth stuff from Wout van Aert who almost clipped a DSM team car as he attempted to weave his way through the trailing vehicles that follow the race. As it stands, the pace in the bunch has dropped a little, allowing the six-man breakaway to increase its lead to a shade below four minutes.

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