Wout van Aert extends his overall lead in the Tour de France by finishing off some sterling teamwork to win the fourth stage, having finished second on the opening three race days.
Wout van Aert has extended his overall lead in the Tour de France by finishing off some sterling teamwork to win the fourth stage, having finished second on the opening three race days.Wout van Aert burst clear of the pack with 12km to go to claim a solo victory in the fourth stageThe fifth stage will be a gruelling 155km ride, with much of that over cobbled roads
Belgian Jasper Philipsen took second place, with France's Christophe Laporte finishing third, eight seconds behind. A brutal acceleration by the Quick Step Alpha Vinyl team split the bunch after the descent of the Cote de Cassel, some 130km from the finish.The sprinters' teams upped the pace midway through the stage and the leading duo's seven-minute advantage started to melt.The stage really came to life when van Aert's teammates went full gas in the last short climb of the day before the Belgian went solo.
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