Tour de France (2021) Photos; Stage 4: Redon → Fougères, 152 km |
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| Two stage wins and the Yellow Jersey... ALPECIN - FENIX on stage prior to Stage 4... and they are not a World Tour team | share this photo |
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| Jonas Rickaert (Belgium / Alpecin-Fenix) gets a kiss while the Cycling Podcast's Richard Moore looks on | share this photo |
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| Ide Schelling (NED - Bora - Hansgrohe) looking resplendent in Polka Dots | share this photo |
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| The rollout from Redon | share this photo |
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| The late break speeding along; Pierre Luc Perichon (COFIDIS) and Brent Van Moer (LOTTO SOUDAL) | share this photo |
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| The break; Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) and Pierre-Luc Perichon (France / Team Cofidis) | share this photo |
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| Tim Declercq (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP) at the front of the chase | share this photo |
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| Peloton in action during the last stretch of stage 4 | share this photo |
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| Solo bid by Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) “After Caleb Ewan was forced to abandon the race, we lost the fastest sprinter in our team. It was rather quiet at the dinner table last night because – with so many sprint opportunities – most of our team was built around Caleb. That is why we had to change tactics and race offensively”, says Brent Van Moer. | share this photo |
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| Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) is about to be caught with just 200m to go | share this photo |
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| The tight sprint finish in Fougeres | share this photo |
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| The sprint finish in full flight in Fougeres where Mark Cavendish won in 2015 | share this photo |
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| Mark Cavendish (GBR / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) picks up where he left off six years moving into the lead when it counts most | share this photo |
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| The gaps with 10m to go | share this photo |
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| Mark CAVENDISH (GBR/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) wins in 3:20:17 ahead of 2 Nacer BOUHANNI (FRA/TEAM ARKÉA-SAMSIC), 3 Jasper PHILIPSEN (BEL/ALPECIN-FENIX), 4 Michael MATTHEWS (AUS/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE), 5 Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE), 6 Cees BOL (NED/TEAM DSM), 7 Christophe LAPORTE (FRA/COFIDIS), 8 Mads PEDERSEN (DEN/TREK-SEGAFREDO), 9 Boy VAN POPPEL (NED/INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX), 10 André GREIPEL (GER/ISRAEL START-UP NATION), 11 Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS), 12 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/ALPECIN-FENIX) | share this photo |
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| First Tour de France win in five years for Mark CAVENDISH (GBR/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) as 5th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE) looks on Peter Sagan post-race: "My crash yesterday was hard and I still had knee pain today but it was gradually getting better in the final 35km. The team did a fantastic job in keeping me in position in the tricky part, especially Nils and Daniel. The last 5km were again hectic because Van Moer was still in front. I found myself a bit out of position and didn't have enough time to recover positions in the last kilometre, so I started my sprint from further back. However, it was a good effort, I feel optimistic about the upcoming days and I will, obviously, keep fighting." | share this photo |
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| The 36-year-old, Mark CAVENDISH (GBR/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), delivered a perfect acceleration inside the final 200 meters of stage 4 and won by a bike length, enhancing his fantastic palmares and legacy in emphatic fashion. | share this photo |
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| Mark CAVENDISH (GBR/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) post-race: “Before today, my last Tour win with the team had been in Fougères, so to raise my hands again here for another win is just… I don’t know, it’s the kind of stuff that makes everything even more perfect. You couldn’t have written this thing. I’ve won so many races in my career and this one definitely is one of the best. I am so grateful to Patrick, to my coach Vasilis, to everyone in the squad. It’s hard to imagine how this team is if you’re from the outside, but believe me, this really is a Wolfpack and I am incredibly happy to be part of it.” | share this photo |
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| Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP) and Michael Matthews (TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE). | share this photo |
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| “I’m in shock, even more than when I got word that I would do Le Tour this year. Just being here is special, because I didn’t think for one moment I would come back to this beautiful race that I love so much. I’m in complete disbelief, I don’t know what to say. So many people didn’t believe in me, but these guys did and continued to do it”, said an emotional Mark Cavendish as he fought to hold back the tears. | share this photo |
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| Tears were also flowing in the whole team | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 4 winner, Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP)... 31st career TdF win but first in 5 years | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 4 winner, Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP) | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 4 winner, Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP) | share this photo |
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| Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/ALPECIN-FENIX) continues to lead the race by 8s but is expected to lose the Yellow Jersey in the Stage 5 time trial | share this photo |
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| Most aggressive rider for his impressive late solo attack, Brent Van Moer (LOTTO SOUDAL): “Despite a small success rate today, I still opted for the breakaway. Of course, I knew it would be a difficult task to stay ahead of the peloton at the Tour, but I kept fighting and gave it my all, which I always do. And such stages with hilly terrain suit me like a glove. I already proved so at the Dauphiné, Tirreno-Adriatico and Ronde van Limburg. In the final 15 kilometres of the stage, my teammates told me through the radio that I could win the stage, which gave me a huge boost. Unfortunately, to get caught at 100 metres from the line is really hard.” | share this photo |
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| New points leader, Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP) | share this photo |
Tour de France (2021) Photos; Stage 4: Redon → Fougères, 152 km |
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