Stage 4
Carnage at 1km to go
- Tuesday 4 July 2017
- 202 km
- 1,400 m climbed
- Won by Arnaud Démare
The road
How it was won
- 82 km to go
Van Keirsbulck alone
Guillaume van Keirsbulck lights up an otherwise quiet stage with a long, courageous solo breakaway across the plains toward Vittel.
- 1 km to go
Carnage at 1km to go
A high-speed crash inside the final kilometre brings down race leader Geraint Thomas and several others as the sprint winds up.
- At the line
Démare wins, Sagan sent home
Arnaud Démare takes his first Tour stage in Vittel — but the day belongs to the barriers: Cavendish crashes hard as Sagan closes the door, and the world champion is later disqualified from the race.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ | 4:53:54 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha Alpecin | +0:00 |
| 3 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | +0:00 |
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