Italian cyclist Elia Viviani sprinted to victory on stage four of the Tour de France that finished in Nancy today.
Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) placed second on the 213.5km stage that started in Reims, with Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) completing the podium.
Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed fourth place, with Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo-Visma) fifth.
“It means a lot. Probably I can’t believe it still. It was a big goal of the year. We missed the first chance and put the yellow on. But I think after Julian’s phenomenal ride yesterday, it’s a moment when you switch on the team,” said Viviani.
Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) managed to hold on to the overall lead, with Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma) second on the GC and Steven Kruijswijk (Team Jumbo-Visma) third.
View more provisional results below.
Stage four
1. Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
3. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal
4. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
5. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
6. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
7. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data
8. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
9. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
10. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
*Selected
62. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
130. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:00:46
General classification
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 14:41:39
2. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:20
3. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:25
4. George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma
5. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:00:40
6. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos
7. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos 0:00:45
8. Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:46
9. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 0:00:51
10. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
*Selected
24. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott +0:01:06
101. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:11:41
