Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) moved back into the yellow leader’s jersey after the first major mountain test on stage 4 at the Tour de France.
Pogačar attacked his biggest rivals near the summit of the day’s final climb over the Col du Galibier and went on to secure a solo win in Valloire, returning into the lead of the GC Standings.
The ascent would prove to be the most decisive moment of the stage 139.6km, clearly showing who was in form and who struggled to hold the fast pace set by Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates to reduce the lead group to a selection of just eight contenders.
Pogačar is now leading the overall classification by 45 seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), who was initially distanced on the upper slopes of the climb but managed to drag himself back up to the wheel of lone chaser Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), along with Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) inside the final 4km of the race.
Vingegaard is now in third place overall at 50 seconds back. He was the only rider who could initially match Pogačar on the climb, but he was distanced over the top. Although Vingegaard never reconnected with Pogačar before he was caught by the chase group on the run-in to the finish.
Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the select chase group and moved up 15 places in the GC Standings. He is now positioned 1:10 behind overall leader Pogačar.
Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) looked to struggle on the Col du Galibier, yo-yo-ing off the back of the main contenders’ group until he was distanced over the top. He managed to power back into the main chase group on the descent and moved up into fifth overall, now 1:14 back.
Carlos Rodríguez, Ineos Grenaiers’ sole survivor up front on the Galibier, made it over the climb and finished with the selection of riders chasing Pogačar. He moved up to sixth place overall at 1:16 back.
Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) is in seventh place overall at 1:32 back. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), one of Pogačar’s biggest supporters on the climbs, is now in eighth place at the same time as Landa.
Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) is in ninth place at 3:20 back, while Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) slid two spots and now rounds out the top 10 at 3:21 back.
Overnight leader Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) struggled to stay with the contenders on the ascent, and after spending the day in the yellow jersey, he dropped to 22nd overall at 5:28 back.
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Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.
Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.
Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.
White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.
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Tour de France 2024 schedule
Date
Stage
Start-finish
Distance
Start/Finish times (CET)
29-Jun
Stage 1
Florence – Rimini
206km
12:00 – 17:34
30-Jun
Stage 2
Cesenatico – Bologna
198.7km
12:15 – 17:06
1-Jul
Stage 3
Piacenza – Turin
230.5km
11:15 – 16:57
2-Jul
Stage 4
Pinerolo – Valloire
139.6km
13:05 – 17:05
3-Jul
Stage 5
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas Plaine de l’Ain